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On Mutual Respect
Ecuador Requests U.S. For Relationship Based
On Mutual Respect
Quito - Ecuador requested the United States
for a bilateral relationship that is based
on mutual respect and will help settle
differences after the recent expelling of
U.S. officers from the country, Ecuadorian
Foreign Minister Fander Falconi said
Wednesday.
Falconi told the press that he has informed
U.S. Ambassador to Ecuador Heather Hodges
about his stance last week.
Both countries must find a way out of the
impasse to set a positive agenda, said
Falconi, adding that efforts should be made
to build a bilateral relationship based on
mutual cooperation and respect.
Falconi admitted that the Ecuadorian
government adopted "strong actions on
diplomatic terms" by expelling two U.S.
diplomatic officers accused of interfering
in the internal affairs of Ecuador, but he
said he thinks the issue will not complicate
any more.
On Feb. 18, Ecuadorian President Rafael
Correa ordered the expulsion of Mark
Sullivan, reportedly chief of the U.S.
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in
Ecuador, for allegedly interfering with
internal national police matters.
The government expelled the U.S. embassy's
attaché Armando Astorga for a similar reason
on Feb. 7.
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