Ecuador Defends Its Commercial Ties With
Iran
QUITO, - Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Fander
Falconi on Monday defended his country's
diplomatic and commercial ties with Iran.
Describing Ecuador-Iran diplomatic ties as
open and flexible, he told reporters that
Ecuador has ties with all the countries in
the world, "except those which definitely
violate human rights in a proved way."
He said Ecuador will simply do not have a
diplomatic representation with countries
that are categorically proved of such
violation.
Ecuador plans to open a commerce office in
Iran by February, as well as other 13
similar offices in countries with
fast-growing economies such as China,
Brazil, Russia, India and South Africa.
Noting that there is a legitimate concern
among some social sectors, Falconi said
Ecuador has ties with Tehran just as many
countries with different ideologies maintain
relations with Iran.
The United Sates has been criticizing the
Iranian government for human rights
violation and sanctioned companies for doing
business with Iran.
In 2009, President Rafael Correa and his
Iranian counterpart Mahmud Ahmadinejad
visited each other's countries.
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