The president assured that the commander of the US Southern Command will visit the South American country with a delegation to contact the Armed Forces and the Police
by the El Reportero wire service via RT
The president of Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, assured this Tuesday that the US authorities are willing to collaborate in their “war” against crime, which was declared last week by the Ecuadorian Government.
As stated by the president in an interview with CNN, the commander of the US Southern Command, Laura Richardson, will visit the South American country in the coming days along with a delegation to contact the local Armed Forces and Police, although it has not been confirmed. still the date.
“We still do not have a clear idea of the aid package that there will be, we have to discuss it because there are needs to maintain this war and needs for economic stability,” acknowledged the head of state, who has sent a series of documents to the National Assembly. economic emergency laws to solve the confrontation with organized crime.
“I would gladly accept US cooperation. We need equipment, we need weapons, we need intelligence and I think this is a global problem. It is not just in Ecuador, this is a problem that goes beyond borders,” said Noboa. before the journalist Christiane Amanpour.
According to the president, “around 35, 40 percent of the drugs that leave Ecuador go to the United States and another similar percentage to Europe.” In this regard, he pointed out that the issue should be treated as a matter of “international” interest and “cooperation” sought.
Maduro’s warning
For his part, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, warned his Ecuadorian counterpart on Monday about the dangerous actions of the US Southern Command, if it allows the US military to take control of the Ecuadorian security forces.
In his annual message from the Venezuelan National Assembly, Maduro denounced that Washington intends to “reestablish a military base,” an action that would mean “a violation of the sovereignty of South America” and that, furthermore, would not be a “solution.”
“President Noboa, if you want to have a security system and a penitentiary system, look for us, do not look for the Southern Command, what the Southern Command is going to do is interventionism, colonialism,” said the Venezuelan president.
