Ecuador President Heads
East
Ecuadorian President
Rafael Correa travels
Thursday to Saudi Arabia
to formalize his
country's return to the
OPEC and will visit
later China and
Indonesia, to expand
political and trade
links.
Also included is the
Third Summit of Heads of
State from the
Organization of
Petroleum Exporting
Countries (OPEC) in Riad
on November 17-18.
The presence of the
South American statesman
in that event confirms
Ecuador"s interest of
joining the oil nations"
poster, which abandoned
in 1992 with a $4.7
million debt.
According to Ecuadorian
Oil Minister Galo
Chiriboga, that debit
will be paid in
three-year term.
Ecuador"s entrance to
the OPEC is a very
important step, because
the country could have
access to information,
and learn what the other
nations are doing in
trade.
After the summit, the
head of State will move
Monday to Beijing, to
meet with his Chinese
counterpart Hu Jintao,
Peoples" National
Assembly Permanent
Committee president Wu
Bangguo, and China"s
Communist Party
Political Bureau
Permanent Committee
member Li Changchun, as
well as visit Shanxi and
Shanghai.
Later, the Ecuadorian
governor will go to
Jakarta, Indonesia,
November 25, to analyze
with his counterpart
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
possibilities to expand
trade links.
Correa is expected to
return Quito November
28, a day before of the
creation of the
Constituent Assembly in
the city of Montecristi. |
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