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08QUITO161	ECUADOR 2008 SPECIAL 301 REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary and recommendation. Post concurs with PhRMA recommendation that Ecuador remain on the Special 301 Watch List for 2008. Overall protection for IPR goods has not changed significantly over the past year, although the Ecuadorian Intellectual Property Institute (IEPI) has new, mor [...]	2008-02-21 17:15:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON EC

08QUITO164	PETROBRAS THREATENED WITH CONTRACT CANCELLATION [...] (C) Summary: Ecuador's Solicitor General recommended that Petrobras's contract be cancelled for transferring shares of its holding to a Japanese company without government authorization (very similar charges as those that led to the cancellation of Occidental's contract in 2006). The Brazili [...]	2008-02-21 19:25:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ENRG ECON PREL EC
08QUITO17	ECUADOR COMPLETES CABINET RE-SHUFFLE [...] (SBU) Summary: President Correa completed his end of year cabinet reorganization, highlighted by Gustavo Larrea's return to government as Coordinating Minister for Internal and External Security, essentially switching portfolios with Fernando Bustamante, who became Minister of Government. Com [...]	2008-01-04 21:29:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EPET EFIN EC
08QUITO190	ECUADOR DEMARCH RESPONSE: SOMALIA AND PIRACY [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel points to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on February 27. Puma noted that she was aware of the issues regarding piracy and Somalia, but that Ecuador had not yet developed a position on possible courses of action. 2. (SBU) PolOff stress [...]	2008-02-27 21:00:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KCRM PBTS PREL UN UNSC IMO EC SO
08QUITO191	Foreign Investment Flows into Ecuador: 2007 Better than a [...] (SBU) Summary. Foreign direct investment in Ecuador totaled $471 million in the first nine months of 2007. This reflects a rebound from 2006, when the net investment flows were reduced by the departure of U.S. and Canadian oil companies. As a result, investment in petroleum and from the U.S [...]	2008-02-28 13:22:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EPET ECON EC
08QUITO196	ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: Assembly Debates Law of the Sea, Tax [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Assembly Debates Law of the Sea ------------------------------- 2. (U) On February 21 Jaime Barberis, Under Secretary for Sovereignty of the Ministry o [...]	2008-02-28 19:22:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PHSA EFIN EPET PREL EC
08QUITO197	SUBJECT: ECUADOR LOOKING TO TERMINATE INVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary. Ecuador will attempt to negotiate early termination of its bilateral investment treaties (BITs) with nine small countries, according to the Foreign Ministry's Under Secretary for Trade. In the interim, all of Ecuador's BITs remain in force. In response to the Foreign Minister's [...]	2008-02-28 19:28:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON EC
08QUITO212	ECUADOR PROSECUTES LANDMARK MONEY LAUNDERING CASE [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 18, Ecuador convicted seven associates of Hernan Prada-Cortez, a drug trafficker involved in money laundering. The convictions are the result of an Ecuadorian national police investigation, in concert with DEA, which yielded ten arrests and the seizure of assets in [...]	2008-03-03 15:09:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR ECON EFIN KTFN EC
08QUITO215	ECUADOR REACTION TO COLOMBIAN OPERATION AGAINST [...] (C) Summary. Although the Correa administration's reaction to the news of the Colombian military's operation against the FARC in Ecuadorian territory was initially cautious, the GOE's position increasingly hardened after learning that the operation was not a "hot pursuit" scenario but planne [...]	2008-03-03 23:14:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS EC CO
08QUITO216	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT CORREA ON [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with the Ambassador on March 3, President Correa expressed outrage at President Uribe for bombing his country, saying he expected the international community to condemn unprovoked aggression. He said the GOE had no relationship with the FARC, and accepted the Ambassador [...]	2008-03-03 23:28:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS EC CO PE BR VE NU
08QUITO219	ECUADORIANS SUPPORT CORREA BUT WANT FARC OUT [...] (SBU) Summary. A day after President Correa announced that Ecuador cut diplomatic relations with Colombia, the Constituent Assembly suspended its normal business to discuss the Colombian incursion. The Assembly is expected to adopt a resolution condemning the Colombian incursion. The text i [...]	2008-03-04 21:11:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS EC CO
08QUITO220	ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: Oil Contract Renegotiations; Limits on [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Oil Contract Negotiations Inching Forward ----------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) On February 26, the Ministry of Petroleum and Mines report [...]	2008-03-05 15:14:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET EFIN EINV SENV EC
08QUITO221	RESOLUTION ON COLOMBIAN INCURSION PASSED BY [...] (SBU) With a vote of 116 assembly members present, the Constituent Assembly unanimously passed a resolution (Reftel) on March 4 condemning the Colombian incursion on March 1 as violation of national sovereignty and an act of aggression that constitutes a threat to all of Latin America in regi [...]	2008-03-05 21:06:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MOPS EC CO
08QUITO223	ECUADOR: THE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY'S THREE MONTH [...] (SBU) Summary: Half way into the Constituent Assembly's six month tenure, the Ecuadorian people have finally obtained a glimpse of what their new constitution might look like. President CorreaQs Proud and Sovereign Fatherland (PAIS) political movement prepared a proposal for the structure of [...]	2008-03-06 17:30:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR SNAR EC
08QUITO225	ECONOMIC IMPACT OF RAINS AND FLOODING TOPS $125 MILLION [...] (U) Summary: Following a month of heavy rains in Ecuador, agricultural losses due to extensive flooding now total nearly $91 million. Repairing roads will likely cost more than $35 million. The Ecuadorian and U.S. weather services estimate the rains will continue through at least mid-March, [...]	2008-03-06 20:10:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EFIN EAID ELTN SENV SOCI EC
08QUITO226	CITY ORIENTE CONTINUES TO NEGOTIATE; DEPARTURE THE [...] (C) Summary. U.S. oil company City Oriente continues to negotiate with the Government of Ecuador on restructuring its contract following the imposition of a windfall income tax. The most likely option is that City Oriente will terminate its contract and receive compensation from the GOE. Ren [...]	2008-03-07 18:08:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ECON EC
08QUITO228	ECUADORIAN TROOP MOVEMENTS, FARC CAPTURES, FOL [...] (S) SUMMARY. Ecuador's Fourth Division Army Commander Narvaez confirmed on March 4 that he had modestly increased border zone deployments but was operating fairly normally, and that the Division's primary mission was still to pursue the FARC. Five suspected FARC insurgents were captured near [...]	2008-03-07 22:35:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET	PREL MOPS PTER EC CO MX SP
08QUITO232	ECUADOR FISCAL TRANSPARENCY REPORT 2008 [...] The Government of Ecuador is recipient of U.S. assistance monies under the FY2008 Foreign Operations Appropriations Act. The following is a narrative on fiscal transparency in Ecuador, as requested in reftel. The Government of Ecuador publishes budget data, which is reasonably transparent [...]	2008-03-11 10:47:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN ECON PREL EC
08QUITO247	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT CORREA [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with the Ambassador on March 12, President Correa made clear that he wanted to continue working with the United States, including in Ecuador's northern border region. He again vehemently denied an inappropriate relationship with the FARC, saying that would not be in his [...]	2008-03-12 20:58:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MARR EC CO VE
08QUITO248	FOR CORREA, DISPUTE WITH COLOMBIA NOT OVER [...] (C) Summary. The GOE plans to re-establish relations with Colombia by the end of March, although XXXXXXXXXXX noted "it will be difficult to restore trust." Correa made his most anti-U.S. statements to date on March 8, criticizing U.S. support for Colombia and U.S. media dominance. On the ot [...]	2008-03-12 21:17:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM MARR EC CO VE MX
08QUITO251	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT CORREA [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with the Ambassador on March 12, President Correa made clear that he wanted to continue working with the United States, including in Ecuador's northern border region. He again vehemently denied an inappropriate relationship with the FARC, saying that would not be in his [...]	2008-03-13 18:38:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET	PREL PTER MARR EC CO VE
08QUITO259	ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: ECUADOR TO PAY OXY VAT AWARD; GOE [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Ecuador Announces Publicly It Will Pay OXY ------------------------------------------ 2. (U) On March 12 the Ecuadorian media reported that Ecuador had [...]	2008-03-14 18:10:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EPET EINV SENV EC
08QUITO263	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER SANDOVAL [...] (C) Summary: During a positive March 13 meeting with Defense Minister Sandoval, the Ambassador emphasized that we value our relationships with both Colombia and Ecuador and want to continue supporting GOE efforts on the Northern Border. Sandoval recognized how inadequate his resources were [...]	2008-03-14 19:24:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MARR MOPS EC CO
08QUITO264	ECUADOR: GOE OFFICIALS URGE COOPERATION WHILE [...] (C) Summary. In a series of meetings and phone calls, MFA and MOD officials have sought to maintain positive bilateral relations with the U.S. as well as to communicate GOE efforts against the FARC (see also reftels). The GOE also launched a media campaign to deny and counter continued accu [...]	2008-03-14 21:02:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PTER PGOV EC CO SP
08QUITO267	Natural Disasters Increase Short-Term Inflation [...] Summary. Ecuador's inflation rose in the first two months of 2008 due in large part natural disasters, namely severe flooding and a volcanic eruption. Additionally, rising global inflationary pressure, particularly for food, contributed to Ecuador's inflationary up-tick. However, Ecuador's [...]	2008-03-18 13:21:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EC
08QUITO288	ECUADORIAN CASUALTY IN ATTACK COMPLICATES [...] (C) Summary: The GOC confirmation of an Ecuadorian casualty in the March 1 attack has raised bilateral tensions again between Ecuador and Colombia, and will likely delay any formal re-establishment of diplomatic relations. As the Correa administration continues its hard line with Colombia, [...]	2008-03-26 10:22:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER EC CO
08QUITO293	ECUADOR'S OIL CONTRACT RENEGOTATIONS SLOWER THAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite press reports that the GOE is in the final stages of renegotiating oil contracts with international companies, U.S., Spanish, and Chinese companies tell us that negotiations continue, and that agreement on international arbitration is a problem. U.S. company City Orie [...]	2008-03-26 20:29:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ECON EC
08QUITO294	U.S. COMPANY LEADS SUCCESSFUL WIND ENERGY PROJECT IN [...] (U) Summary: The multilateral Galapagos Wind Energy Project dedicated its wind-turbine project, largely funded by private sector companies, on the Galapagos's San Cristobal island on March 18. Project leader American Electric Power (AEP) says that on windy days, the project provides 80% of Sa [...]	2008-03-27 12:35:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON TRGY SENV UNDP UNEP EINV PGOV TINT EC
08QUITO297	SFRC STAFFDEL CARL MEACHAM VISIT TO QUITO [...] (SBU) Summary. Senior Professional Staff Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Carl Meacham, during a visit to Quito on March 19, focused on the March 1 attack on a FARC camp in Ecuador and on Ecuador-Colombia relations. Meacham met separately with officials of the Ministries of F [...]	2008-03-28 10:22:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MARR EC CO VE
08QUITO30	ECUADOR: ASSEMBLY AND CORREA DECLINE IN POLLS [...] (SBU) Summary: With more than a month's work under its belt and little progress thus far, public opinion polls are showing a sharp decline in the Constituent Assembly's popularity. Though still widely popular, on the eve of his first anniversary in office, President Correa's approval number [...]	2008-01-09 17:21:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
08QUITO301	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: IRAN, IAEA AND UNSCR [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered points and non-papers for reftels B and C on March 4 and for reftel D on March 10 to the MFA's Directorate General of Multilateral Affairs. Due to extensive travel and other commitments, including an active role in addressing the Ecuador-Colombia crisis at the OAS, MFA [...]	2008-03-28 20:07:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM ECON IAEA NSG EC IR
08QUITO307	CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY'S BUSY, SEMI-PRODUCTIVE 4TH [...] (C) Summary: During its fourth month of work, the Constituent Assembly actively engaged in drafting constitutional articles on the judiciary, the electoral function, and fundamental rights, among other topics, but failed to approve a single article. Assembly members spent much of their time d [...]	2008-04-01 19:43:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB PTER ECON EC CO
08QUITO312	ECUADOR TAKES COLOMBIA TO ICJ ON SPRAYING [...] (C) Summary: Ecuador filed suit at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague on March 31, seeking a decision by the ICJ that Colombian spraying violated Ecuador's sovereignty and requiring Colombia to refrain from further aerial spraying and pay reparations to Ecuadorians for all [...]	2008-04-02 18:44:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR PHUM ICJ EC CO
08QUITO314	ECUADOR PAYS OXY VAT AWARD [...] (SBU) Summary. Ecuador paid Occidental Petroleum $100 million to settle an arbitration ruling that the GOE has to refund Oxy for value-added taxes that Oxy had paid. In addition, the GOE placed $32 million into escrow pending the outcome of a second arbitration case filed by Oxy. End summa [...]	2008-04-03 11:46:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EPET EC
08QUITO315	ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: WORLD CLASS GOLD DEPOSIT, [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Mining Developments ------------------- 2. (U) The press reported for the first time on March 14 that Aurelian Resources (Canada) had discovered the wo [...]	2008-04-04 11:02:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EMIN ELAB EINV EC
08QUITO322	Minister States GOE Will Pay $38 Million in Arrears to [...] (SBU) Summary. The Minister of Electricity publicly announced that the GOE would pay $38 million of the arrears due to U.S. electricity company Machala Power. Machala Power reports that the GOE has said it intends pay all of the $70 million in arrears, but needs to develop a legal mechanism [...]	2008-04-07 14:14:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ENRG EPET EC
08QUITO323	CHEVRON DISPUTES REPORT BY ECUADORIAN [...] (U) Summary: A court-appointed "expert" in a long-running legal case in Ecuador announced on April 1 that Chevron should pay up to $16 billion for alleged environmental damage. Chevron immediately disputed the announcement and charged the expert as unqualified and biased. Chevron continue [...]	2008-04-07 17:58:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EPET EC
08QUITO324	CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY ELIMINATES PETROLEUM FUNDS, GRANTS [...] (U) Summary: The Constituent Assembly approved a law, drafted by the Correa Administration, that closes the petroleum reserve funds and moves that financing on to the regular budget. It stipulates that those resources can only be used for investment, and establishes a broad budget requirement [...]	2008-04-07 18:58:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET PGOV EINV EC
08QUITO327	AMBASSADOR RESPONDS TO CORREA'S HARSH CRITICISM OF [...] (SBU) President Rafael Correa, in an April 4 television interview in Loja and again in his April 5 weekly radio address, stated that the GOE would take severe measures to address what he termed Ecuador's intelligence services' failure to provide him complete, timely and accurate information. [...]	2008-04-08 19:23:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR PTER MOPS EC CO
08QUITO330	ECUADOR MILITARY MOBILIZES TO NORTHERN BORDER [...] (S/NF) Summary: Despite the break in diplomatic relations with Colombia which has suspended bilateral cooperation with the GOC, the Ecuadorian military has not reduced the intensity of its operations against the FARC near the northern border, which it began in November 2007. To the contrary [...]	2008-04-09 18:11:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS MCAP MASS PTER PREL EC CO
08QUITO331	CORREA REPLACES DEFENSE MINISTER WITH CLOSE AIDE [...] (C) Summary: The GOE announced Minister of Defense (MOD) Wellington Sandoval's resignation April 9, after accusations by President Correa of U.S. infiltration of Ecuador's intelligence agencies. Javier Ponce Cevallos, the Personal Secretary to the President, was sworn in as MOD in the same [...]	2008-04-09 19:28:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
08QUITO345	ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: GOE-USAID ECONOMIC STRATEGY; PETROBRAS [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Correa Approves USAID economic growth strategy --------------------------------------------- - 2. (SBU) President Correa has agreed to support a sectora [...]	2008-04-16 11:22:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID ETRD EPET EINV EAGR EC
08QUITO346	ECUADOR NEGOTIATING NEW MOBILE TELEPHONE [...] (SBU) Summary: The government of Ecuador is seeking approximately $500 million from each of the two largest cellular companies in Ecuador, to renew the companies' concession contracts. On April 5, Telefonica announced that it agreed on an undisclosed price for a 15-year contract extension; [...]	2008-04-16 17:02:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EINT EC
08QUITO349	CONOCO WILL FILE FOR INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION [...] (C) Summary. ConocoPhillips plans to initiate arbitration against Ecuador under the terms of its oil production and exploration contracts. For two production blocks that it shares with the French company Perenco, it appears the underlying grounds for arbitration are the windfall income tax [...]	2008-04-18 12:47:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EPET ECON EC
08QUITO35	UNPARALLELED MAJORITY: THE STRENGTH OF ECUADOR'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite recent declines in public opinion polls (reftel) President Correa's Proud and Sovereign Fatherland (PAIS) movement, which dominates Ecuador's Constituent Assembly, remains the strongest political organization that the country has seen since returning to democracy in 197 [...]	2008-01-10 19:39:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
08QUITO351	GOVERNMENT OF ECUADOR WHIPSAWS OIL COMPANIES [...] (SBU) Summary: After months of negotiations with international oil companies, the Government of Ecuador has announced that it will suspend negotiations for another six months, in an effort to migrate all agreements to risk-service contracts. This development will likely delay investment in [...]	2008-04-18 16:13:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ECON EC
08QUITO353	AMBASSADOR HAS POSITIVE MEETING WITH NEW DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with new Minister of Defense (MOD) Javier Ponce on April 18, their first meeting in his new role as MOD. Atmospherics were positive. Ponce said he favored completing a diplomatic note exchange to provide protections for temporary duty U.S. military personnel [...]	2008-04-18 19:00:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MASS KTIA OVIP EC
08QUITO357	FRESH EXCHANGE OF ACCUSATIONS PROLONG TENSIONS [...] (C) Summary: President Correa's rhetoric regarding the Colombian attack during his April 11-12 visit to Mexico set off another round of accusations between the GOE and GOC. This latest stand-off appears to have again polarized Ecuador and Colombia's positions, prompting another visit by OAS [...]	2008-04-22 16:44:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AORC EC CO
08QUITO358	GOE REVIEWS MILITARY COOPERATION WITH USG [...] (C) Summary: New Minister of Defense Javier Ponce declared on April 12 that the Defense Ministry will review cooperation with the USG to avoid adverse influence, while Ecuadorian military officials continued to privately communicate the need for continued cooperation. Recent changes in lead [...]	2008-04-22 16:56:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV EAID PTER PINR MASS SNAR EC
08QUITO36	GOE INSTITUTES PRICE CONTROLS ON MILK [...] (SBU) Summary: The Correa administration instituted its first mandatory price controls January 2, in an attempt to lower rising milk prices. Industrial farmers and milk processors say the new prices don't cover their production costs; subsistence farmers support the controls. The measure co [...]	2008-01-10 19:50:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAGR EC
08QUITO363	INSIDE THE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY: AN OPPOSITION VIEW [...] (C) Summary: Opposition member Pablo Lucio Paredes shared his observations on the Constituent Assembly's inner workings and likely outcomes. He reported that President Correa will resign to campaign for a new term under the new constitution, and that a small number of Assembly members will [...]	2008-04-23 19:56:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN ECON EC
08QUITO365	MINING REFORM: SEARCHING FOR A DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH [...] (C) Summary: The Constituent Assembly approved a measure cancelling thousands of largely unused mining concessions. Concessions that have been explored but not yet in operation will be frozen for six months until a new mining law is finalized. Small mining concessions and mines that are al [...]	2008-04-24 14:02:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN EINV ENRG EPET ECON PREL SENV EC
08QUITO366	URBAN POLLUTION IN ECUADOR [...] (U) Summary: Like many Andean nations, Ecuador is experiencing problems with pollution. The level of hazardous organic compounds in Quito's air are twice that recommended by the World Health Organization and exceed EPA norms, and studies indicate that Quito residents suffer from an elevated [...]	2008-04-24 14:27:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON SOCI EC
08QUITO369	CLIMATE CHANGE IN ECUADOR [...] (U) Summary: For years Ecuador has been experiencing symptoms of climate change such as glacial melting. This year, erratic weather is also leaving its mark on the country. Studies of the country's glaciers show a retreat of at least 28% in the last ten years. Scientists are concerned bec [...]	2008-04-24 19:59:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON SMIG SOCI EC
08QUITO371	ECUADORIAN VIEW ON PRISONER OF CONSCIENCE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered demarche on the United States - European Union declaration on Prisoners of Conscience (reftel) and presented draft declaration language to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General for Human Rights Augusto Saa April 24. Saa said that the Ministry was previously unaw [...]	2008-04-24 21:55:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN PHUM PREL PGOV EC
08QUITO374	ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: FALLING FDI, REVISED PRICE CONTROLS, [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Investment Outflows Driven by the Petroleum Sector --------------------------------------------- ----- 2. (SBU) Net foreign direct investment (FDI) in [...]	2008-04-25 21:37:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EPET EAGR EFIN EC
08QUITO394	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: TRAVEL BAN REQUIREMENTS [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered Ref A points on April 30 to Lourdes Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs, who had been previously unavailable due to her travel and participation in the EU-Andean Community negotiations. 2. (C) Puma reiterated the position she communicated in response [...]	2008-04-30 22:59:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC KNNP IR UNSC EC
08QUITO395	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE [...] (U) See Action Request in Para. 4. 2. (C) In February, although President Correa indicated that Ecuador would recognize Kosovo, Vice Foreign Minister Jose Valencia told the DCM that the GOE wanted to work within a Latin American consensus position and was attempting to consult with region [...]	2008-04-30 23:06:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK EC KV YI
08QUITO396	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: SYRIA'S CLANDESTINE [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel points on April 30 to Lourdes Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs, who had been previously unavailable due to travel and her participation in the EU-Andean Community negotiations. 2. (C) Puma said that she was unaware of the Israeli Air Force m [...]	2008-04-30 23:11:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP DPRK SY IAEA PARM PREL EC
08QUITO397	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: NPT PREPARATORY COMMITTEE MEETING [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel points and U.S. proposed papers to the MFA's Multilateral Affairs Directorate on April 23, 2008. We received a response on April 30 from Lourdes Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs, who had been previously unavailable due to travel and her partici [...]	2008-05-05 12:38:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM KNNP MNUC PREL NPT IAEA EC ENRG
08QUITO402	ECUADOR: CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY PICKS UP THE PACE [...] (SBU) Summary: During the last month, the Constituent Assembly managed to approve its first 17 constitutional articles, as well as a committee report on Colombia-Ecuador tensions and the alleged U.S. role in the March 1 attack. While President Correa,s Proud and Sovereign Fatherland movement [...]	2008-05-06 16:39:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB MARR PTER ECON EC
08QUITO404	THIRD TIME'S THE CHARM? CORREA'S NEW TRANSPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador met with the third Transport Minister of President Correa's administration, Jorge Marun, on May 5, and was told that President Correa "wants an Open Skies agreement." Marun, a civil engineer by trade who is from the agricultural province of Bolivar, has the air of a [...]	2008-05-06 21:15:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRN EAIR SENV EC
08QUITO415	ECUADOR APPROVES CONTENTIOUS MOBILE CONCESSION [...] (SBU) Summary: After a week of tense brinksmanship, the Government of Ecuador has come to agreement with America Movil subsidiary and majority market share holder Porta, to renew its mobile phone concession for 15 years. While the company has been silent, the press has speculated it will pay [...]	2008-05-08 22:30:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ECON EINV EC
08QUITO416	RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - ECUADOR [...] (U) This is a response cable to State 39410 (ref A),detailing the impact of rising food and agricultural commodity prices in Ecuador. 2. Summary: Price increases in food products contributed to 62% of 2007 inflation in Ecuador, due to increasing global prices for commodities and Ecuador [...]	2008-05-09 16:30:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON PREL EC
08QUITO427	ECUADOR PLANS TO REORGANIZE TELECOM SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Fresh from the successful renegotiation of its two private mobile phone concessions, the government of Ecuador is planning the possible reorganization of its telecom sector, including the eventual creation of a telecommunications ministry and consolidation of Ecuador's three s [...]	2008-05-13 22:09:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ECON EINV EC
08QUITO430	ECUADOR RESPONSE TO GLOBAL INITIATIVE DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) The DCM, together with Spanish Minister Counselor Javier Triana Jimenez and Russian First Secretary Alexander Bochanov, delivered reftel demarche on the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism to MFA Multilateral Affairs Under Secretary Emilio Izquierdo on May 12. The group provid [...]	2008-05-14 19:52:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KGIC PARM PREL EC
08QUITO433	CORREA ADMINISTRATION COUNTEROFFENSIVE ON [...] (C) Summary: In the lead-up to the May 15 release of the Interpol report on the seized FARC computers, the Correa government is trying to strengthen its position through accusations against Colombia and the United States, a European trip aimed at garnering support for Ecuador's stance, and an angry [...]	2008-05-15 12:38:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS EC CO SP FR BE NU
08QUITO434	WHERE IN THE WORLD IS LENIN MORENO? [...] (C) Summary: Vice President Lenin Moreno has failed to carve out a significant policy role during the first 18 months of the Correa administration, and recent ill-health has further limited Moreno's role within the GOE. He remains popular with the public, but does not appear to have aspirat [...]	2008-05-15 16:56:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET	PGOV EC
08QUITO439	ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: APRIL INFLATION; BANK OF THE SOUTH; [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Intervention of Banking Cooperative ----------------------------------- 2. (U) On May 7, the Superintendent of Banks announced that Mutualista Benalcaz [...]	2008-05-15 19:21:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID ETRD EINV EC
08QUITO442	CORREA ADOPTS USAID-DESIGNED PROGRAM TO PROMOTE ECUADOR'S [...] (SBU) Summary: At the close of a two hour meeting with President Rafael Correa on May 9, Correa adopted USAID's proposed production and investment promotion program. The program is market-driven, private sector oriented, and designed to improve Ecuador's competitiveness in world markets. At t [...]	2008-05-16 19:49:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EINV PREL EC
08QUITO452	CARRIERS STILL FIGHTING QUITO AIRPORT FEES [...] (SBU) Summary: Resolution remains elusive in the drawn-out debate over charges paid by international air carriers to the Quito airport concession operator Quiport. Quiport offered to defer all airport fee increases until the new airport opens in 2010, but the airlines disagree with a contrac [...]	2008-05-22 21:10:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR EINV EFIN EC
08QUITO459	ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: NEW OIL ARBITRATION CASES; IDB LOANS; [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Two New Oil Arbitration Cases --------------------------- 2. (U) Ecuadorian press reported that French petroleum company Perenco and its U.S. partner, [...]	2008-05-27 17:05:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV EPET ETRD EC
08QUITO464	PETROECUADOR PRESIDENT RESIGNS OVER DECLINING [...] (U) Summary: Following harsh words from President Correa about state oil company Petroecuador's inability to meet petroleum production projections, its President Fernando Zurita resigned on May 20. He was replaced by another Navy Admiral, Luis Jaramillo, who will attempt to increase producti [...]	2008-05-28 20:37:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON EINV DOD EC
08QUITO477	GUTIERREZ PARTY DOWN BUT NOT OUT [...] (C) Summary: The Patriotic Society Party, although discredited and diminished, has not lost the fire in its belly or the support of an important segment of the Ecuadorian public. Its leader, former president Lucio Gutierrez, regained his political rights in May. The party is strongly on th [...]	2008-06-02 19:32:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ECON EC
08QUITO48	AGREEMENT WITH ECUADOR ON STATUS OF FORCES FOR [...] (SBU) On January 16, PolChief and MilGroup Commander delivered proposed text of diplomatic note and talking points from Reftel in a meeting with MFA Under Secretary of Sovereignty Affairs Jaime Barberis, MFA Legal Advisor Gonzalo Salvador, and MOD Chief of Ministerial Cabinet COL Galo Cruz. [...]	2008-01-15 18:40:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIA MARR MOPS PM PREL EC
08QUITO482	EU-CAN NEGOTIATIONS - NOT DEAD YET [...] (C) Summary: Andean Community members Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru had agreed to continue negotiating an association agreement with the EU as a bloc, but EU representatives report Bolivia is obstructing progress. The EU may now allow countries to opt out of the commercial section of [...]	2008-06-03 15:40:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EC
08QUITO488	SCENESETTER FOR SOUTHCOM COMMANDER VISIT TO QUITO [...] (C) Please accept a warm welcome on your first visit to Ecuador on June 9-12. Your visit comes at a time of opportunities, risks and change as Ecuador carries out political and economic reforms through its Constituent Assembly. It is also a time of significant change in military leadership. [...]	2008-06-04 23:34:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EAID MARR OVIP EC CO
08QUITO489	ECUADOR: CONFLICTS EMERGE AS CONSTITUTION BEGINS [...] (C) Summary: Recent polling data show negative approval ratings for the Constituent Assembly, which has only two more months to approve approximately 80 percent of the new constitution. The articles approved so far are heavy on principles and lofty ideals, while most of the tough decisions o [...]	2008-06-05 00:57:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EC
08QUITO497	PRESIDENT CORREA'S RESPONSE TO AMBASSADOR ON MANTA [...] (C) Acting on interagency instructions contained in Ref A, the Ambassador raised the future of the U.S. Forward Operating Location (FOL) in Manta with President Correa on the margins of a farewell luncheon June 4. She said the USG understands that the GOE does not support renewing the exist [...]	2008-06-05 21:28:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS EC
08QUITO498	FM TELLS CODEL DODD THAT ECUADOR WANTS PEACE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senator Christopher Dodd and Representative Xavier Becerra visited Ecuador May 30-31 and met with four senior cabinet ministers. Foreign Minister Maria Isabel Salvador described in detail Ecuador's discontent with Colombia's violation of its border on March 1, but stressed that E [...]	2008-06-05 21:52:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN EC
08QUITO499	CORREA FAREWELL LUNCHEON FOR AMBASSADOR [...] (C) President Correa hosted a June 4 farewell luncheon for the Ambassador at Carondelet Palace. Correa's wife and two of their three children participated, as did the Ambassador's family. Relaxed and informal, Correa expressed his thanks to the Ambassador for her friendship for him and for [...]	2008-06-05 23:23:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM EC CO
08QUITO504	FINAL AGREEMENT WITH ECUADOR ON STATUS OF FORCES [...] (C) Following the meeting with GOE officials on January 9, 2008, and providing the modified text in draft format as per Refs A and C, Post has engaged the GOE on numerous occasions to stress the importance of completion of the exchange of diplomatic notes. Bureaucratic hurdles, multiple chan [...]	2008-06-06 21:18:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIA MARR MOPS PM PREL US EC
08QUITO505	Shooting the Messenger: Correa Blasts Central Bank for [...] (U) Summary. President Correa harshly criticized the Central Bank's calculation of economic growth and foreign direct investment, adding that he was bringing an Argentine mission to review the data and threatened to fire Central Bank staff if there are errors. Finance Minister Ortiz subsequen [...]	2008-06-09 15:13:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EFIN EC
08QUITO52	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: RESOLVING KOSOVO'S [...] (C) PolChief delivered reftel points to MFA Under Secretary of Multilateral Affairs Ambassador Emilio Izquierdo SIPDIS Mino and Director General of Multilateral Affairs Lourdes Puma Puma on January 11. Ambassador Izquierdo said that they were not closely following the situation regarding K [...]	2008-01-16 20:06:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK YI EC
08QUITO53	SCENESETTER FOR SECDEF MEETING WITH ECUADORIAN MOD [...] (C) Please accept my thanks for receiving Dr. Wellington Sandoval, the Ecuadorian Minister of Defense, during the Minister's January 23-26 visit to the U.S. Minister Sandoval's visit comes at a time of opportunities and risks as Ecuador carries out political and economic reforms through its [...]	2008-01-16 20:49:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO VE
08QUITO533	ECUADOR TO OFFER MORE FLEXIBILITY IN PETROLEUM [...] (U) Summary. The GOE has offered to restart contract renegotiations with petroleum companies that it froze in April 2008, with additional flexibilities for firms such as a lower state share of extra revenues and a one-year extension of participation contracts. In exchange, companies would ne [...]	2008-06-17 14:57:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET ENRG EINV EC
08QUITO540	A NEW ELECTRICITY REFORM LAW IN THE CONSTITUENT [...] (C) Summary: Ecuador's Constituent Assembly is considering a GOE proposal to reform Ecuador's dysfunctional electricity sector and gain greater control of this "strategic sector," and might pass an electricity mandate soon. The proposal would consolidate public/private generators, distribut [...]	2008-06-18 20:11:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EINV ECON EC
08QUITO543	CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION REVIEWS CLIMATE CHANGE AND [...] (U) Summary: A delegation from the House of Representatives Committee on Science and Technology led by Brian Baird (D-WA) visited the Galapagos Islands from June 13-16, 2008. The group met with scientists and officials to learn more about global climate change and invasive species on the Isla [...]	2008-06-19 22:32:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON SOCI EC
08QUITO55	ECUADOR'S NEW TAX REFORM LAW [...] (SBU) Summary: Ecuador's Constituent Assembly passed its first law, the Administration's tax reform package, December 28. The Assembly walked back some of the Administration's controversial proposals, eliminating a proposed tax on luxury private schools, and reducing the proposed inheritance [...]	2008-01-17 13:25:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PGOV EINV EC
08QUITO553	ADMIRAL STAVRIDIS' FIRST VISIT TO QUITO AS [...] (C) Summary: Admiral Stavridis made his first visit as SouthCom Commander to Quito June 9-12. Along with the Ambassador, Military Group Commander and Acting DATT, he met with the Ecuadorian Minister of Defense (MOD) Javier Ponce, the Chief of Defense (CHOD) General Fabian Varela and then joi [...]	2008-06-20 17:53:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP MASS MARR EC
08QUITO555	ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: NEW OIL ARBITRATION; CENTRAL BANK GETS [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. More on GOE Efforts to Review Macroeconomic Data --------------------------------------------- --- 2. (U) The Central Bank of Ecuador (CB) invited three [...]	2008-06-20 18:55:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EPET EFIN EC
08QUITO557	GOE RESPONDS TO INCREASING INFLATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Inflation has climbed dramatically in Ecuador in the past six months, largely due to natural disasters and international food and petroleum price increases, but also Ecuador's internal market structure. A Finance Ministry official detailed several GOE programs to fight inflation [...]	2008-06-23 13:50:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAGR PGOV EC
08QUITO567	ECUADOR: ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT QUITS WITH NO WARNING [...] (SBU) Summary: In a surprise move, Constituent Assembly President Alberto Acosta (Proud and Sovereign Fatherland Movement or PAIS) resigned from that position June 23. Citing his frustration with a process that he feels has become too rushed, Acosta vowed to remain focused on helping the Asse [...]	2008-06-24 20:39:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
08QUITO578	ECUADOR DOES NOT RECOGNIZE KOSOVO'S INDEPENDENCE [...] (SBU) PolOff met on June 27 with Marisol Nieto, MFA Acting Director General of Multilateral Affairs, during which poloff asked about the GOE's decision regarding Kosovo's independence. 2. (C) Nieto said that the GOE's official position is to not recognize Kosovo's independence. No formal [...]	2008-06-30 14:25:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	OPDC PREL UNAUS UNMIK EC
08QUITO581	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: 60 DAY REPORT ON UNSCR [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel points on June 27 to Marisol Nieto, MFA Acting Director General of Multilateral Affairs. 2. (C) Nieto reiterated that the GOE's position on Iran is based on "principles" and that the IAEA should have been given additional time to work with Iran before introdu [...]	2008-06-30 21:39:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC EC
08QUITO582	ASSEMBLY PICKS UP PACE AS DIVISIONS WITHIN PAIS [...] (SBU) Summary: The new President of the assembly, Fernando Cordero, appears determined to meet the July 26 deadline mandated by the Constituent Assembly statute. From June 24-26 the assembly approved a record 37 articles. Opposition members remain disgruntled because they consider Cordero,s s [...]	2008-06-30 22:18:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
08QUITO588	ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: RICE PRICE CONTROLS, UNEMPLOYMENT RATE [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Rice Price Controls Supplement an Export Ban -------------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) On May 31, President Correa extended a September 2007 [...]	2008-07-03 12:53:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EAGR ELAB PGOV EC
08QUITO601	RESPONSE TO USITC REQUEST: ECUADOR 2006-2007 ATPA [...] (U) Following is Post's response to the USITC request for information regarding ATPA related investment activity in Ecuador in 2006 and 2007 (ref a). Effect of the ATPA/ATPDEA on Exports ------------------------------------- 2. (U) Under ATPA, U.S. imports from Ecuador were $5.3 billion i [...]	2008-07-07 13:26:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EC
08QUITO610	SUSTAINABLE PALM OIL PRODUCTION IN ECUADOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The expansion of oil palm plantations into Ecuador's primary forests is having severe environmental impacts. Esmeraldas province, where a majority of African oil palm is grown, has a deforestation rate of 4.5%, higher than that of any other province or neighboring country. Th [...]	2008-07-07 22:08:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV EINV ENRG EPET EAGR EAID PGOV EC

08QUITO616	GOE SEIZES ISAIAS GROUP PROPERTY [...] (SBU) Summary: GOE financial regulatory authorities seized two major television stations and other properties owned by the Isaias Group on July 8. While some business leaders and members of the political opposition are accusing the government of attempting to suppress freedom of speech, the [...]	2008-07-08 19:03:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
08QUITO617	FINANCE MINISTER ORTIZ QUITS, REPLACED BY WILMA [...] (U) Summary. Finance Minister Ortiz quit July 7 after refusing to approve the confiscation of assets from the owners of a bank that failed in 1999. President Correa immediately replaced him with Wilma Salgado, an economic professor who had been serving in the Andean Parliament and had been [...]	2008-07-08 21:09:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV EC
08QUITO633	UPDATE ON SEIZURE OF ISAIAS GROUP PROPERTIES [...] (C) Summary. The Constituent Assembly approved a mandate ratifying the Correa Administration's decision to seize the assets of the Isaias group and blocking any judicial appeal. One former Finance official, who worked on the Filanbank/Isaias case under a previous government, believes that [...]	2008-07-11 15:13:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN EC
08QUITO672	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL MEETINGS WITH CORREA, OTHER [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador had farewell meetings with President Correa, VP Moreno, and Government Minister Bustamante; attended a farewell event FM Salvador hosted in her honor; and received a farewell visit from Armed Forces Commander General Varela. She urged the GOE to return to the private sec [...]	2008-07-21 22:39:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM CVIS SNAR MASS ENRG EINV EC
08QUITO681	GOE AND CITY ORIENTE AGREE TO CONTRACT TERMINATION [...] (C) Summary: U.S. oil company City Oriente finally reached agreement with the GOE on terminating its petroleum contract in Ecuador. The firm had been negotiating with the GOE for some time, and on July 22 accepted the GOE's offer of $70 million. City Oriente expects to terminate its contrac [...]	2008-07-24 22:56:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON EC
08QUITO682	ECUADOR CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY FINISHING IN OVERDRIVE [...] (C) Summary: In a marathon session ending in the early hours today (July 24),the Constituent Assembly put the final touches on the new draft constitution that we expect will be approved this evening. Eighty percent of the constitutional articles were rushed through in the month of July. Th [...]	2008-07-25 00:37:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PHUM EC
08QUITO683	NEW REFINERY WITH CHAVEZ A PIE IN THE SKY? [...] (C) Summary: Almost a year after Venezuelan and Ecuadorian state oil companies PDVSA and Petroecuador signed an MOU to jointly build a new refinery on Ecuador's coast, Chavez and Correa met July 15 to finalize agreement on the project. Still no mention has been made of financing for the $6 b [...]	2008-07-25 12:58:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON EINV PREL EC
08QUITO691	ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: ECUADOR-IRAN TRADE OFFICES; [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Ecuador-Iran Trade Offices -------------------------- 2. (SBU) Ecuador is planning to open a trade office in Tehran, while Iran is opening one in Quito [...]	2008-07-29 21:12:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ETRD EAGR ECON EC
08QUITO692	ECUADOR: POST-ASSEMBLY TRANSITION RULES [...] (C) Summary: Along with the rushed approval of over half the draft constitution, the final two weeks of the Constituent Assembly was marked by the approval of transitional rules that give the government's Proud and Sovereign Fatherland (PAIS) movement greater control over key institutions. I [...]	2008-07-30 00:19:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS EC
08QUITO693	EMBASSY INTERNS REACH OUT TO AFRO-ECUADORIAN YOUTH [...] As part of the US Mission's public diplomacy outreach to youth and non-traditional audiences, on July 17th a group of six Embassy interns presented the USG-produced paper show illustrating the "Legacy of Martin Luther King" and led related activities at Colegio Roberto Luis Cervantes in the ci [...]	2008-07-30 20:24:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SCUL
08QUITO694	ECUADOR GIVES OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION TO TERMINATE [...] (SBU) The Embassy received a faxed copy of a diplomatic note from the Ecuadorian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on July 29, 2008, at 6:36pm notifying of the GOE's decision to terminate the Agreement of Cooperation on the Manta Forwarding Operating Location (FOL). Minutes before the MFA sent the [...]	2008-07-30 21:30:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS MOPS PREL EC
08QUITO696	MFA MEETING ON BILATERAL DIALOGUE WITH ECUADOR [...] (SBU) Summary: USG and Ecuadorian officials met July 18 to discuss potential agenda items for a Bilateral Dialogue between Ecuador and the United States. The Dialogue would address issues of interest to both sides, proposing information exchange, cooperation, and technical assistance in area [...]	2008-07-30 22:22:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PREL EC
08QUITO70	UNASUR STRUCTURE AND CARTAGENA MEETINGS UNCERTAIN [...] (C) Summary. Members of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) are planning meetings of their delegates, foreign ministers and heads of state in Cartegena on January 26-28, but as of January 14 no countries had confirmed attendance. The purpose of these meetings is to approve a draft [...]	2008-01-22 17:04:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON AORC EC CO BR XM XR
08QUITO723	FIRST TAKE ON ECUADOR'S TERMINATION OF MANTA FOL [...] (C) Summary: Acting Foreign Minister Jose Valencia and Under Secretary of Sovereignty Affairs Jaime Barberis met with Charge and PolCouns on July 29 to formally hand over a diplomatic note canceling the Manta FOL agreement (Ref A). The Charge expressed disappointment over the manner in which [...]	2008-08-06 12:16:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS EC
08QUITO724	RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MAKTOUM FOUNDATION ENTREPRENEURS [...] This cable is in response to State 77167 asking Post to identify key host country entrepreneurs under the age of 40 in the Arab and Muslim communities of Ecuador for a potential Arab/Muslim Annual Regional Entrepreneurs Conference (AREC). After consultation with a number of sections and agenc [...]	2008-08-06 13:46:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV PREL EC
08QUITO731	ECUADOR'S LEADING FAMILY BUSINESS GROUPS [...] (U) Summary: This cable identifies Ecuador's leading family business groups, which dominate Ecuador's formal economy and own most of the important companies in the non-petroleum sector. End summary. Overview and observations ------------------------- 2. (SBU) This cable is a snap sho [...]	2008-08-08 16:09:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EFIN EIND EAGR PGOV EC
08QUITO732	CORREA CLASHES WITH CHURCH ON CONSTITUTION [...] (C) Summary: Ecuador's conservative Catholic Church leadership has emerged as a key opponent of the draft constitution. The Church's Episcopal Conference was quick to voice its disapproval of the articles concerning the right to life, the definition of a family, and freedom of education. It [...]	2008-08-08 19:52:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
08QUITO75	ECUADOR: CORREA'S TAKE ON TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY [...] (C) Summary. While Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa espouses many principles of "21st Century Socialism" and occasionally uses the term, he has thus far been moderate in attempting to translate the ideas into concrete reality. Correa has pursued certain socialist ideas in the areas of Lati [...]	2008-01-23 10:35:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL EC
08QUITO754	Ecuador Buys in (Literally) to USAID Northern Border [...] (U) Summary: Security Minister Larrea confirmed that the GOE will match USAID funding for USAID's Northern Border Municipal Program. Larrea pledged $6 million dollars for Plan Ecuador to match USAID's investment, and will work through USAID's contractor, the International Organization for Mi [...]	2008-08-15 18:58:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PREL PGOV EC
08QUITO759	ECUADOR: NEUTRALITY OF ELECTORAL ARBITER IN [...] (C) Summary: The last minute replacement of opposition representatives of the regional and national electoral tribunals with representatives of the President,s party has called into question the neutrality of the electoral overseers. The legality of the move is hotly debated in Ecuador, as i [...]	2008-08-18 21:28:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
08QUITO764	GOE NEGOTIATING OIL CONTRACTS - AGAIN: FIRMS AGREE [...] (U) Summary: President Correa held high level talks with the leaders of international oil companies to restart oil contract negotiations after he had suspended them in April. Chinese, Spanish, and Brazilian oil companies have agreed on the framework for new production contracts and to a tran [...]	2008-08-19 22:16:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ECON EC
08QUITO768	"WE HAD AN AGREEMENT" -- ECUADOR FRUSTRATED EU [...] (SBU) Summary. Ecuador and other Latin American banana producers had reached an agreement with the European Union which would have reduced EU tariffs on Latin bananas. However, the EU withdrew the offer after WTO Doha Round negotiations reached an impasse, even though the Latins believed tha [...]	2008-08-21 15:20:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EC
08QUITO773	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: UNGA ATTENDANCE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs Lourdes Puma on August 6, and followed up with Puma on August 18. Puma confirmed that President Correa would not attend, and that Foreign Minister Maria Isabel Salvador would represent Ecuador at the UNGA. [...]	2008-08-22 12:51:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA EC
08QUITO774	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: CUBA AND EU'S HUMAN [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered points from reftels to MFA Director General of Human Rights Augusto Saa on July 30 and with Director General of Multilateral Affairs Lourdes Puma on August 6. 2. (C) Saa was brief in his response, saying that Ecuador maintains a policy of non-interventionism in the [...]	2008-08-22 12:51:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL EUN EC CU
08QUITO775	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered points (Refs A and B) to Director General of Multilateral Affairs Lourdes Puma on August 8. Puma said that the GOE had not changed its policy (Refs C and D) that it will not publicly declare a position either for or against Kosovo's independence. However, she added that [...]	2008-08-22 12:51:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KPAO KPKO UNMIK KV SR EC
08QUITO776	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: INDIA-IAEA SAFEGUARDS [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points on July 14 to the MFA's Directorate General of Multilateral Affairs and followed up with Director General of Multilateral Affairs Lourdes Puma on August 8. Puma said that the GOE was pleased that the India IAEA Safeguards Agreement had been approved, that [...]	2008-08-22 12:51:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL ETTC EC
08QUITO777	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: IRAN AND THE NAM [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered Ref A points on July 14 to the MFA's Directorate General of Multilateral Affairs and followed up with Director General of Multilateral Affairs Lourdes Puma on August 8. 2. (C) Puma said that the GOE supported the passage of the Statement on Iran's Nuclear Issue adop [...]	2008-08-22 12:51:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY IAEA PERL UR EC
08QUITO778	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: PSI [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) workshop summary (Ref A) and copy of letter (Ref B) to MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs Lourdes Puma on August 6. Puma had been unaware of the workshop. She expressed gratitude to the USG for organizing it, and asked [...]	2008-08-22 12:54:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MNUC PARM PREL KNNP EC
08QUITO783	ECUADOR AND COLOMBIA AT LEAST BACK TO TALKING [...] (C) Summary: After putting their dialogue in the deep freeze earlier this summer, Ecuador-Colombia relations are now thawing a bit as ministerial level contact resumed with an August 15 meeting between the two foreign ministers on the margins of the presidential inauguration in Paraguay. The [...]	2008-08-22 22:00:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AORC MOPS EC CO
08QUITO784	DUKE ENERGY WINS ARBITRATION WITH GOE; ECUADOR [...] (C) Summary: An ICSID arbitration panel largely ruled in favor of U.S. electricity company Duke Energy in its case against Ecuador, and ordered an award of roughly $12 million. However, the GOE portrayed the decision to the media as a partial victory by emphasizing that the award was for $5 [...]	2008-08-25 18:34:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ENRG ECON EC
08QUITO787	ECUADOR ON CAN-EU TALKS AND ITS NEIGHBORS' FTAS [...] (C) Summary. Ecuador supported an Andean Community (CAN) waiver so that Peru could implement its free trade agreement with the U.S. after President Correa determined that Ecuador would not impede its neighbors' FTAs. Ecuador is frustrated with Bolivia's intransigence in the CAN, both its opp [...]	2008-08-25 21:41:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD KIPR ECON PREL PGOV EC
08QUITO790	ECUADORIAN COMMENTS ON 2009 SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS DRAFT [...] (SBU) Emboffs met with Emilio Izquierdo, Under Secretary for Multilateral Affairs at the Foreign Ministry, to seek an Ecuadorian reaction to the draft Summit of the Americas declaration, per reftel. Izquierdo said the Government of Ecuador is still reviewing the draft declaration, but said th [...]	2008-08-26 19:29:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSUM ECON EFIN ENRG PREL PGOV EC
08QUITO791	ECUADOR RESPONSE TO DESIGNATED IRANIAN ENTITIES [...] (SBU) On August 25, Embassy Quito received notification from the Banco del Austro in Cuenca, Ecuador, that they have a closed account in their systems in the name of PCI CORP, S.A. (per reftel, possible AKA for Parchin Chemical Industries). While the account is closed, we have forwarded the [...]	2008-08-26 21:56:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KNNP EFIN PARM IR EC
08QUITO811	AMBASSADOR,S MEETING WITH COORDINATING MINISTER OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador had a one hour courtesy call with Coordinating Minister for Production, Susana Cabeza de Vaca, on August 26, 2008. In their wide-ranging discussion, Cabeza de Vaca shared with the Ambassador her programmatic priorities, challenges, and interesting insights into [...]	2008-09-03 15:27:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EAID PREL SENV EC
08QUITO815	Ecuador Lowers Interest Rate Ceilings [...] (SBU) Summary. Empowered by a slightly modified year-old banking l 2. (U) EcuadorQs banking law entered into force in July 2007, establis 3. (SBU) In December, the Constitutional Court declared the methodolog 4. (U) Following are the maximum interest rates for different market [...]	2008-09-03 21:40:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV EC
08QUITO830	ECUADOR'S TARGETED CASH TRANSFER AND HOUSING SUBSIDY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The GOE has two targeted subsidy programs, direct cash transfers and a housing bond, that aim to improve food security, assist in human capital development through child education, and provide financing for housing to low and middle-income families. The Correa Administration d [...]	2008-09-05 16:26:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN PGOV EC
08QUITO831	Ecuador Lowers Interest Rate Ceilings [...] (SBU) Summary. Empowered by a slightly modified year-old banking law, the Central Bank has steadily lowered maximum allowable interest rates for the banking sector since January 2008. Ironically, the Constitutional Court struck down a provision of the 2007 banking law that provided transparen [...]	2008-09-05 16:27:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV EC
08QUITO833	REFERENDUM ELECTORAL RULES LEAD TO UNEVEN PLAYING [...] (C) Summary: The spending rules for the upcoming referendum are strict, prohibiting the use of public funds and resources for political campaigns. They establish spending ceilings per political organization and require transparency of campaign funds. The rules appear to be unenforceable, ho [...]	2008-09-05 22:49:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
08QUITO834	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: In her first official meeting with Minister of Government and Police Fernando Bustamante on September 2, the Ambassador stressed the concerns and risks posed by Ecuador's visa free policy, and asked the Minister's assistance in ensuring that the counternarcotics letter of agreem [...]	2008-09-08 13:33:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM CVIS SNAR EC
08QUITO836	COORDINATING MINISTER FOR ECONOMIC POLICY PAEZ [...] (C) Summary. In his September 2 meeting with the Ambassador, Coordinating Minister for Economic Policy Pedro Paez suggested areas to enhance U.S.-Ecuador economic cooperation and asserted that he is a believer in the market and the private sector. Reflecting his leftist orientation, he adde [...]	2008-09-08 20:47:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID PREL EC
08QUITO85	ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: 2007 Economic Performance; [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Ecuador's 2007 Economic Performance ----------------------------------- 2. (SBU) According to data from Ecuador's Central Bank Ecuador (BCE),GDP grew [...]	2008-01-29 14:51:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET EINV EC
08QUITO851	SENATOR BOND AND ACTING FM VALENCIA ON COLOMBIA, [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a meeting with Ecuador,s acting Foreign Minister, Senator Bond (R-MO) urged that a mechanism be found to continue counternarcotics flights by USG civilian agencies after the U.S. Forward Operating Location in Manta closes in 2009. He stressed the USG interest in military, [...]	2008-09-10 15:15:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL SNAR PTER MARR PINR ETRD ECON ENRG EC
08QUITO877	FOLLOW-UP ON ECUADOR'S ATTENDANCE AT UNGA [...] (SBU) PolOff met with MFA Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on September 5 to confirm which GOE officials would attend UNGA (Ref A). Puma said that President Rafael Correa would not be traveling to the U.S., that he was staying in Ecuador due to events leading up to Ecuador' [...]	2008-09-11 20:09:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA EC
08QUITO878	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE - UNGA HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel points to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on September 5. Puma reiterated the GOE's non-interventionist mantra, saying that the GOE's position on human rights issues was that they should be handled exclusively by the UN Human Rights Council, [...]	2008-09-11 20:17:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA EC
08QUITO879	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE - KOSOVO ICG RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered Ref A points to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on September 5, emphasizing that Kosovo independence is a political issue, not a legal question, and therefore should be decided by political institutions, not by the courts. 2. (C) Puma quickly a [...]	2008-09-11 20:21:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL UNGA UN KV EC
08QUITO880	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON RUSSIA-GEORGIA [...] (C) PolOff delivered points from reftels to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on September 5. Puma reiterated her regular mantra that the GOE was particularly sensitive to issues of sovereignty. She noted that the GOE would not make a public commitment for or against Ru [...]	2008-09-11 20:25:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KPKO GG RU EC
08QUITO883	American Business Committee Sees Both Good and Bad under [...] (SBU) Summary. Representatives of the U.S. business community in Ecuador provided the Ambassador an overview of the business climate in Ecuador. They reported a mixed picture, with some highlighting the difficult investment climate created by the uncertain direction of economic policy, while [...]	2008-09-18 14:03:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV ELAB PGOV EC
08QUITO892	ECUADOR RESPONSE: SECRETARY'S WOMEN LEADERS' [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered the Secretary's invitation (Ref B) to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on September 5. Puma said that Foreign Minister Maria Isabel Salvador is planning to travel to UNGA on September 21 and to return to Quito on September 24, due to events leading [...]	2008-09-19 20:07:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KWMN UNGA EC
08QUITO896	CORREA APPOINTS HIS FOURTH FINANCE MINISTER [...] (C) Summary. President Correa fired Finance Minister Wilma Salgado on September 15 and replaced her with Vice Minister Maria Elsa Viteri. Viteri, who is a former classmate of Correa, may be a more capable administrator of the budget process than Salgado and will likely try to avoid controve [...]	2008-09-22 12:24:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV EC
08QUITO897	PRICE CONTROLS AS A MEASURE TO STOP FOOD INFLATION [...] (SBU) Summary: The Correa administration imposed mandatory price controls on nine products on August 28, although it said that all the controls are based on agreements with producers. The GOE continues to intervene in the market to limit food price inflation, but has shown some flexibility i [...]	2008-09-22 13:12:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAGR EC
08QUITO90	ECUADOR: CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY FOCUS UNCLEAR [...] (SBU) Summary: As the Constituent Assembly reaches the two-month mark, members are meeting with various interest groups and holding private committee meetings, but have yet to debate publicly any constitutional language. The Assembly has approved six laws or other documents, including the controver [...]	2008-01-30 20:27:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN SNAR KCOR EC
08QUITO906	AMBASSADOR'S FIRST MEETING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Minister of Defense (MOD) Javier Ponce on September 17. The discussion was cordial and frank, and Ponce seemed interested in maintaining a positive working relationship. However, Minister Ponce expressed a desire to ensure that bilateral [...]	2008-09-23 12:25:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS EC
08QUITO913	RIGHTS OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN ECUADOR'S NEW [...] (U) Summary: Ecuador's proposed constitution contains possibly significant changes in the area of environment, generally centralizing management while expanding the basis for conservation and enforcement. Nature, or "Pachamama" (a Quechua-Spanish hybrid word for "earth mother"),is given ex [...]	2008-09-23 18:47:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON SOCI PGOV EC
08QUITO920	AMBASSADOR HODGES' FIRST TRIP IN ECUADOR HIGHLIGHTS BREADTH [...] (U) Summary: On September 3-4, the Ambassador traveled to the provinces of Tungurahua and Cotopaxi in central Ecuador. Ambassador Hodges delivered her first speech in Ambato, the largest city in Ecuador's central Sierra, and used several other events to showcase the range of USG economic supp [...]	2008-09-25 15:37:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EC
08QUITO921	CAMPAIGN FOR YES VOTE ON CONSTITUTION COMPELLING [...] (C) Summary: Those planning to vote "yes" in the Sunday referendum, led by President Correa and his Proud and Sovereign Fatherland (PAIS) movement, encompass many social organizations, leftist political parties, and other Ecuadorians that believe the new constitution will promote justice, equ [...]	2008-09-25 18:38:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
08QUITO924	ECUADOR'S TEXTILE SECTOR: SURPRISING SIGNS OF STRENGTH [...] (U) Summary: Ecuador's textile sector has had to deal with the bankruptcy of a large exporter and stagnant investment due to uncertainty over Ecuador's political climate, the renewal of ATPA, and the potential impact of the U.S.-Columbia free trade agreement (FTA). However, exports of some pr [...]	2008-09-25 22:14:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON KTEX EC
08QUITO934	AMBASSSADOR MEETS QUITO MAYOR MONCAYO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a September 11 courtesy call Quito Mayor Paco Moncayo avoided controversial political issues and focused on a review of ongoing municipal projects. End summary. 2. (SBU) Mayor Moncayo warmly welcomed the Ambassador and commented on his good relations with the Embassy ov [...]	2008-09-29 20:20:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EC
08QUITO935	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH AGRICULTURE MINISTER POVEDA [...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Agriculture Minister Walter Poveda on September 15. Also in the meeting were Agriculture Vice Minister Cevallos, Embassy DCM, and Agricultural Attache Gonzalez. Poveda emphasized the need for international cooperation and sought renewal of [...]	2008-09-29 20:20:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD EC
08QUITO942	ECUADOR: STRONG MAJORITY APPROVES NEW CONSTITUTION [...] (C) Summary: Preliminary results show that almost 64% of Ecuadorians voted in favor of the new constitution in the September 28 referendum, a solid win for President Correa. Although there was criticism of fairness of the campaign (Ref A),the voting process was largely peaceful and free of fr [...]	2008-09-30 00:03:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
08QUITO943	AMBASSSADOR MEETS QUITO MAYOR MONCAYO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a September 11 courtesy call Quito Mayor Paco Moncayo avoided controversial political issues and focused on a review of ongoing municipal projects. End summary. 2. (SBU) Mayor Moncayo warmly welcomed the Ambassador and commented on his good relations with the Embassy ov [...]	2008-09-30 14:04:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EC
08QUITO956	ECUADOR HOSTING ANDEAN PRESIDENTIAL MEETING; URIBE [...] (C) Summary. Ecuador will host a meeting of Andean Community presidents on October 14 to try to forge a common Andean position on negotiating a free trade agreement with the European Union (EU). However, if Bolivia blocks consensus (which Ecuador expects),Ecuador will join Colombia and Per [...]	2008-10-02 22:10:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL EC CO
08QUITO961	AMBASSADOR,S MEETING WITH PETROLEUM AND MINES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Minister of Petroleum and Mines Galo Chiriboga on September 18. Chiriboga emphasized ongoing cooperation between Ecuador and the U.S. in the energy sector, and highlighted the importance of private investment. He mentioned that the GOE [...]	2008-10-03 18:00:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON EC
08QUITO963	AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO PRESIDENT CORREA [...] (SBU) In a ceremony that went off script and dropped protocol several times, the Ambassador presented credentials to President Correa on October 2. Correa seemed genuinely welcoming as he received her with smiles and a hug followed by repeated apologies for not having received her earlier. Co [...]	2008-10-03 20:44:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR MASS ECIN EC
08QUITO966	MACHALA POWER MAY BE CLOSE TO AGREEMENT WITH GOE [...] (C) Summary: The GOE has agreed with U.S.-owned electricity generator and natural gas producer Machala Power/EDC that it owes Machala Power $59.8 million in unpaid electricity tariffs. The GOE has asked Machala Power to drop its international arbitration case upon payment. However, a number [...]	2008-10-06 20:09:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ENRG ECON EC
08QUITO973	BLUE LANTERN RESPONSE - LICENSES 050117804, [...] (SBU) Post confirms completion of a pre-license check on licenses 050117804, 050117818, 050117829 and 050117848 for the export of automatic weapons and grenade launchers to Ecuador. Post also confirms that the end-user, Armada del Ecuador, has legitimately ordered the defense articles listed [...]	2008-10-07 23:25:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KOMC ETTC EC
08QUITO983	CANADIAN-US IVANHOE ENERGY SIGNS OIL CONTRACT WITH [...] (U) Summary: Following 11 months of negotiations, on October 8 Ivanhoe Energy signed a contract with the GOE to develop a field of super-heavy oil using its proprietary technology. In a ceremony where he also announced replacement of the Energy Minister (septel),President Correa hailed the [...]	2008-10-14 20:16:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON EC
08QUITO984	ECONOMIC PROVISIONS IN THE NEW CONSTITUTION [...] (C) Summary. The economic provisions of the new constitution allow for significant state control over the economy. However, they do not necessarily signal a new economic policy direction for the Correa Administration, as a number of provisions have parallels in the 1998 constitution, and in [...]	2008-10-14 20:24:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD EPET EMIN EFIN PREL EC
08QUITO986	CIVAIR ECUADOR UPDATE: TRAVEL AGENT FEES AND AIRPORT FEES [...] (SBU) Summary. Per reftel A demarche, Emboffs urged U/S of Aviation Guillermo Bernal not to set minimum travel agent fees, but Bernal favors regulation to protect small travel agents. On a separate aviation matter, foreign carriers reached agreement with the Quito airport concessionaire on a [...]	2008-10-15 13:31:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EC
08QUITO99	ECUADOR: 2007 TRENDS IN COUNTER-NARCOTICS [...] (SBU) Summary. Under the Correa administration, the GOE has taken a tougher stance on combating narcotrafficking by implementing new policies and programs and by increasing its police and military operations. Ecuador's border regions, especially in the North, remain vulnerable to the transit [...]	2008-01-31 21:42:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PTER PREL MOPS EC
08QUITO995	ECUADOR'S CUT FLOWER INDUSTRY FACES CHALLENGES [...] (U) Summary: Ecuador's flower sector has boomed with ATPA benefits and has recently been targeted by the GOE as a "productive sector" warranting increased government support. However, climate issues, increased labor and production costs, foreign competition, and uncertainty over ATPA renewal [...]	2008-10-17 22:11:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAGR EC
08QUITO996	ODEBRECHT AND PETROBRAS - ECUADOR MOVES AGAINST [...] (C) Summary: President Correa raised the rhetoric level against two big Brazilian companies, and went further with the construction firm Odebrecht, cancelling its projects in Ecuador and its employees' visas. Correa also pressed Petrobras to quickly renegotiate its contract or face expulsio [...]	2008-10-21 16:11:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PREL EINV ECON EC BR
09QUITO1	ANOTHER U.S. ARBITRATION RESOLVED: GOE PAYS DUKE [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOE paid U.S. firm Duke Energy $10.7 million in settlement of an ICSID arbitral award December 16, resolving the company's long standing dispute over improper fines levied against its Ecuadorian subsidiary by the state electricity company. Duke Energy is evaluating whether [...]	2009-01-05 21:00:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ENRG ECON EC
09QUITO100	CORREA ANGRY OVER CONDITIONS ON VETTED UNIT [...] (C) Summary: During his February 7 weekly radio/TV address, an indignant President Correa, reading from a January 8 letter from the DHS/ICE Attache in Quito, rejected coordinated selection of personnel for an anti-smuggling/contraband unit and announced the Attache's expulsion, apparently un [...]	2009-02-09 21:33:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR SMIG SNAR EC CO
09QUITO1005	PRM DAS Robinson Visit to Quito and Ecuador's Northern [...] (C) SUMMARY. Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) DAS David Robinson visited Ecuador on November 5-6 to discuss refugee programs and conditions. During meetings with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Government and Police, and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, R [...]	2009-11-30 18:00:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREF PGOV PTER KCRM SMIG SNAR SOCI EC CO
09QUITO1009	UNASUR Establishes Confidence Building Mechanism [...] (C) SUMMARY: The November 27 UNASUR meeting of foreign and defense ministers managed to reach agreement on a resolution establishing a "confidence building mechanism," with provisions designed to improve transparency and information sharing, provide guarantees regarding the use and/or threat [...]	2009-12-01 22:43:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR AORC EC CO XM XR
09QUITO1011	Delivery of Letters on U.S.-Colombia DCA [...] (SBU) The Embassy delivered Ref B letters under cover of a diplomatic note to the Foreign Minister's office, as well as the MFA's Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) Coordination Office and Directorate General of North America, by e-mail on November 25, and delivered the original on the m [...]	2009-12-02 14:23:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KTIA AORC US CO EC
09QUITO1012	Request for Source/Origin Waiver: Procurement of Four [...] Issue: Post requests a source origin waiver from geographic code 000 (United States only) to geographic code 935 (Special Free World) to permit the procurement of vehicles in the Host Country local market for operational use by the Ecuadorian National Police's Sensitive Investigative Uni [...]	2009-10-16 18:58:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR AMGT KCRM
09QUITO1015	Ecuador's Position Towards the upcoming Copenhagen Climate [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ecuadorian Government will continue to support G-77 positions related to climate change at the upcoming COP-15 in Copenhagen. According to Ambassador Federico Meneses, Director General for the Environment at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ecuador has placed adaptation [...]	2009-12-02 21:51:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG ENRG ECON EC
09QUITO1017	President's Announcement on Afghanistan and Pakistan [...] (SBU) The Ambassador delivered reftel points to Minister of Defense Javier Ponce on December 1. Ponce expressed interest and asked to be updated as more information became available. The Embassy also delivered reftel points on December 1 to the MFA's Directorate General of North America and [...]	2009-12-02 22:06:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AF PK EC
09QUITO1023	ECUADOR ON DEFAMATION OF RELIGIONS DEMARCHE [...] (C) PolOff delivered Ref A points on December 2 to the MFA's Acting Director General for Multilateral Affairs, Leon Avila. Avila said he would not be able to respond substantively until he spoke with Director General Lourdes Puma, who was out of the country until December 6, and who had already [...]	2009-12-03 22:47:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA PHUM EC
09QUITO1026	ECUADOR ECONOMIC NEWS: ECONOMY CONTRACTS, BALANCE OF [...] (U) The following is a periodic economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. This document is sensitive but unclassified. It should not be disseminated outside of USG channels and should not be posted on the internet. ------- [...]	2009-10-20 19:37:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN EC
09QUITO103	BACKGROUND TO CORREA'S ATTACKS ON U.S. COOPERATION [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: A PAIS provincial leader and former Under Secretary of Government under Minister Gustavo Larrea, Ignacio Chauvin, turned himself in February 4 to face charges of narco-trafficking. Calling himself a revolutionary, Chauvin admitted to meeting deceased FARC member Raul Reyes. [...]	2009-02-10 23:25:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR SMIG SNAR MOPS EC CO
09QUITO1033	Government Commission Report on Colombian Attack and FARC [...] (C) Summary: A government-appointed commission's report revives allegations about the FOL's support (specifically in regard to satellite intelligence) for the 2008 Colombian military attack against a FARC camp in northern Ecuador, as well as allegations of inappropriate U.S. direction of loca [...]	2009-12-11 18:45:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER SNAR MOPS EC CO
09QUITO1035	GOE REQUEST FOR DEMINING ASSISTANCE PRESENTS UNIQUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ecuadorian government seeks USG assistance in its humanitarian demining program. After years of inconclusive discussion with the GOE, the MFA's recent requests for USG assistance, combined with extension of the GOE's commitment to the Ottawa Convention, increasingly close pol [...]	2009-12-15 21:20:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS PGOV MCAP KHDP EC PE
09QUITO1045	Government Commission Report on Colombia Raises Criticism [...] (C) SUMMARY: A government-appointed commission on the 2008 Colombian military attack against a FARC camp in northern Ecuador admitted that its report was not exhaustive, but defended it against charges that it provided nothing new and lacked proof for its conclusions. The GOE has stressed th [...]	2009-12-18 20:18:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER SNAR MOPS EC CO
09QUITO1049	Ecuadorian Navy Proposes Info-Sharing Agreement [...] (C) Summary: Navy Commander Admiral Molestina approached the Embassy on September 1 to propose formalizing information sharing between the Ecuadorian Navy and USG. While Molestina's motivation for signing such an agreement may include protecting his own position and his personnel, other cont [...]	2009-12-21 20:12:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR PINR SNAR MASS MOPS EC
09QUITO1053	Ecuador Gradually Solidifies Relationship with Iran's Export [...] (C) The Export Development Bank of Iran (EDBI) continues to make inroads in Ecuador, according to press reports, although it appears to face resistance at mid-levels in the Ecuadoran government and Central Bank - and even more so in the private sector. In delivering Ref A demarche on EDBI, and [...]	2009-12-22 19:22:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN EC IR PREL MNUC PARM KNNP
09QUITO1057	Power Blackouts Continue in Ecuador [...] (SBU) Having failed to end energy blackouts by Ecuadorian President Correa's arbitrary deadline of December 15, Minister of Electricity and Renewable Resources Esteban Albornoz resigned December 16 and was replaced by Miguel Calahorrano. In the face of continuing energy shortages, President Cor [...]	2009-12-23 22:12:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EPET ENRG ECON EC
09QUITO1059	Ecuador's 2010 Budget: Optimistic Assumptions, large [...] (SBU) Marked by optimistic growth and revenue assumptions, a record-level fiscal deficit, and a conspicuous lack of detail about sources of financing, Ecuador's 2010 budget passed the National Assembly December 22. President Correa's administration submitted the 2009 and 2010 budgets simultaneo [...]	2009-12-23 23:05:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV EC
09QUITO1061	Progress on Finalizing Agreement on the New Quito Airport [...] (SBU) Summary: Although numerous hurdles remain, negotiations between Quiport, the private consortium building the new Quito International Airport, the project lenders (including OPIC and Ex-Im),and the Mayor of Quito led to a release of funds on December 7 for continued construction of [...]	2009-12-24 15:46:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAIR EFIN ECON PREL IDB EXIM OPIC EC
09QUITO1068	ECUADOR ECONOMIC NEWS [...] (U) The following is a periodic economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. This document is sensitive but unclassified. It should not be disseminated outside of USG channels and should not be posted on the internet. ------- [...]	2009-10-29 14:15:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN EC
09QUITO108	COMMERCIAL MEDIA IN ECUADOR WORRIED ABOUT THE PRESIDENT AND [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-11 20:33:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KPAO EC
09QUITO1080	NOBLE ENERGY FEARS DISPUTE WITH GOE [...] (SBU) Summary. Noble Energy, the last U.S. company operating in the oil and gas sector in Ecuador, fears the GoE may soon initiate a process to terminate the contract of one of its subsidiaries, claiming breach of contract. Noble has 100% ownership of a fully-integrated gas-to-power proje [...]	2009-10-30 18:55:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EPET ENRG ECON EC
09QUITO1098	ECUADOR'S RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ABOUT ITS [...] SUMMARY: Ecuador intends to use the entire amount of its sugar tariff rate quota (TRQ) for fiscal year (FY) 2010, and is able to supply additional sugar if needed. END SUMMARY. 2. On September 25, 2009, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the FY 2010 TRQ for sugar (re [...]	2009-11-10 21:43:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD EC
09QUITO1100	NO GOE REPRESENTATIVE TO ATTEND IICA MEETING [...] In response to reftel demarche request, Post contacted AGROCALIDAD, the Ecuadorian agency in charge of sanitary and phytosanitary matters, to discuss the upcoming Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture meeting in Santiago, Chile on the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. In [...]	2009-11-10 22:36:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR SENV ETRD EC
09QUITO1108	QUARTERS LEASE FOR POLICE [...] (SBU) NAS requests authorization to sign a two-year lease for administrative facilities for a specialized police intelligence unit of the Ecuadorian National Police that cooperates with DHS/ICE. The police unit conducts operations against money laundering, trafficking in persons, human smuggli [...]	2009-11-13 21:09:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR
09QUITO1110	GOE STRUGGLING IN FACE OF ENERGY CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary. Shrinking reservoirs caused by a delay in the start of seasonal rains have reduced output of Ecuador's hydroelectric plants, causing a severe electrical power shortage and prompting the government to ration electricity usage throughout the country. The government is negotiat [...]	2009-11-13 21:09:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EINV EC
09QUITO112	GOE REMAINS ON ATTACK AGAINST EMBASSY [...] (C) Summary: Both President Correa and Minister Carvajal condemned the Embassy's actions with regard to vetted units publicly throughout the week of February 9. The Department's February 9 statement that the USG would work through diplomatic channels to address Correa's concerns and Carvaj [...]	2009-02-13 22:54:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR PTER KCRM EC
09QUITO1148	ATPDEA Still Key to Many Ecuadorian Industries and Jobs [...] (U) Ecuador has benefitted substantially from the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) program since its inception in 1991. ATPA currently provides duty-free access to the U.S. market for approximately 5,600 Ecuadorian products. According to GoE estimates, approximately 350,000 jobs are tied [...]	2009-11-30 14:04:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PREL EC AGR FAS EPET EMIN
09QUITO117	ANALYSTS OFFER DIVERGENT VIEWS ON POLITICAL SCENE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The diversity of the Ecuadorian political debate was on display during a breakfast with WHA/AND Director Whitaker. Some analysts saw President Correa staking out the electoral center amidst waning voter interest, while another participant highlighted what he considered successfu [...]	2009-02-17 16:35:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG EC CO IR

09QUITO120	LEGISLATIVE HEAD CORDERO OPEN TO U.S. COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: In... id: 192653 date: 2/18/2009 17:11 refid: 09QUITO120 origin: Embassy Quito classification: CONFIDENTIAL destination: header: VZCZCXYZ0000 OO RUEHWEB DE RUEHQT #0120/01 0491711 ZNY CCCCC ZZH O 181711Z FEB 09 FM AMEMBASSY QUITO TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 0037 INFO RUEH [...]	2009-02-18 17:11:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
09QUITO1202	FLACSO: ONE ACADEMIC INSTITUTION'S IDEAS AND PEOPLE PERMEATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Meeting new government officials, or reading the bios of long-standing ones, we are struck by how many of them come out of one small university, namely FLACSO Ecuador. Many of these individuals have more experience developing academic theories than real world policy. This situ [...]	2009-12-18 18:47:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EC
09QUITO1204	REQUEST FOR SOURCE/ORIGIN WAIVER: PROCUREMENT OF VEHICLES [...] Issue: Post requests a source origin waiver from geographic code 000 (United States only) to geographic code 935 (Special Free World) to permit the procurement of vehicles in the Host Country local market for operational use by the Ecuadorian National Police Antinarcotics Units (DNA). [...]	2009-12-18 19:11:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR AMGT KCRM
09QUITO1206	Letter from Ecuador's President Correa Regarding the U.S. - [...] The Embassy received under cover of a diplomatic note a letter from President Rafael Correa, responding to the Secretary's letter dated November 25, 2009, regarding the U.S. - Colombia Defense Cooperation Agreement. The text of the letter follows, and the original will be sent by pouch to WHA/ [...]	2009-12-18 19:19:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EC
09QUITO121	A Somber U.S. Business Forum Briefs the Ambassador [...] (C) Summary. On February 13, U.S. companies briefed the Ambassador on the business climate in Ecuador. The tone was somber, as the representative outlined challenges and risks, but also opportunities for their companies, which are representative of many business sectors in Ecuador. Most wer [...]	2009-02-18 20:41:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV EFIN EPET ECON EC
09QUITO1218	ECUADOR: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Embassy submits the narrative in paragraphs 2-9 for the 2009 Country Report on Terrorism: 2. (U) Ecuador's greatest counterterrorism and security challenge remained the presence of Colombian narcotics, criminal and terrorist groups in the northern border region. In order to evade Colom [...]	2009-12-21 21:54:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC EFIN PINS PREL AEMR KCRM KHLS EC
09QUITO122	GOE DECLARES EMBASSY OFFICER PERSONA NON GRATA [...] (SBU) The Embassy received two diplomatic notes on February 18 related to Embassy officer Mark Sullivan's expulsion. The first, dated February 16 and delivered in hard copy on the morning of February 18, requests that Sullivan depart the country this week. The second, dated February 18 and [...]	2009-02-18 20:42:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EC
09QUITO126	MFA CONVERSATIONS WITH AMBASSADOR ON PNG DECISION [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador, in February 18 conversations with FM Falconi and Vice Minister Pozo, stressed the harm the expulsion of an Embassy officer would do to our relationship and her regret that she had not had an opportunity to try to address GOE concerns through diplomatic channels. [...]	2009-02-19 00:39:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER SNAR EC
09QUITO127	HEAVY RAINS ISOLATE QUITO FROM ECUADOR'S COAST [...] Heavy rains in February washed out sections of the roads that connect Quito to Ecuador's coast. The three northern-most roads that link the highlands (Sierra) to the coast were all blocked over the weekend of February 14. The main coastal-highland highway that connects Quito to Santo Domingo [...]	2009-02-19 12:29:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ELTN ETRD ECON EC
09QUITO13	GOE TALKS OF TERMINATING FRENCH, ITALIAN OIL CONTRACTS [...] (C) Summary: Ecuador's Petroleum Minister announced January 8 that the GOE would terminate oil contracts with two European oil companies, Perenco (French) and AGIP (Italian),in order to comply with an OPEC-mandated production cut. Minister Palacios justified terminating the contracts becaus [...]	2009-01-13 19:00:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON EC
09QUITO136	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE - U.S. RATIFICATION OF [...] (SBU) Embassy delivered reftel points to the MFA Multilateral Affairs Directorate on January 20 and followed up with Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on February 13. Puma noted that the GOE supports the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) as well as the [...]	2009-02-21 00:39:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC IAEA ENRG NPT PREL KNNP TRGY KTIA PARM
09QUITO137	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE - NONPROLIFERATION [...] (C) Embassy delivered reftel points to the MFA Multilateral Affairs Directorate on January 30 and followed up with Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on February 13. Puma reiterated that the GOE fully supports non-proliferation efforts, especially against non-State actors. Sh [...]	2009-02-21 00:42:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM EFIN MNUC KNNP GM EC
09QUITO138	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE - U.S. PROGRAMS ON [...] (C) Embassy delivered reftel non-paper to the MFA Multilateral Affairs Directorate on January 30 and followed up with Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on February 13. Puma reiterated that the GOE fully supports efforts to combat illicit arms trafficking. PolOff noted that t [...]	2009-02-21 00:44:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MASS MCAP EAIR ETTC OAS PE EC
09QUITO139	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE - DURBAN REVIEW [...] (SBU) Embassy delivered Ref A and B points to the MFA Multilateral Affairs Directorate on February 18 and followed up with Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on February 20. Puma thanked PolOff for the information, noted that the topic was important to the GOE, and that the MFA [...]	2009-02-21 00:46:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNHRC EC
09QUITO145	FOREIGN MINISTER ON REBUILDING BILATERAL RELATIONS [...] (S/NF) Summary. Foreign Minister Falconi told the Ambassador on February 26 that Ecuador wanted to move beyond the difficulties created by expelling two U.S. diplomats and continue counternarcotics cooperation. He said that the GOE is developing ideas on how the two countries can continue to [...]	2009-02-27 17:35:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL SNAR EFIN EC
09QUITO15	WHITHER CORREA: A SHIFT FURTHER LEFT [...] (C) Summary: President Correa's rhetoric and actions in the last two months have veered off the pattern we witnessed during much of his earlier presidency. A harder left orientation is evidenced by his trips to Iran and Cuba, debt default, and sharp attacks on the U.S. In the past, while c [...]	2009-01-14 00:18:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL EFIN PGOV SNAR MARR EAID EC VE CU IR
09QUITO151	ECUADOR 2009 SPECIAL 301 REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary and recommendation. No U.S. industry entities submitted complaints or comments regarding Ecuador for the 2009 Special 301 review. Ecuador has made some progress on IPR during the past year, but enforcement remains a serious problem. The enforcement problem warrants that Ecuado [...]	2009-03-03 18:38:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON EC
09QUITO154	NEW COORDINATING MINISTER FOR ECONOMIC POLICY BORJA [...] (C) Sum... id: 195027 date: 3/3/2009 21:03 refid: 09QUITO154 origin: Embassy Quito classification: CONFIDENTIAL destination: header: VZCZCXYZ0000 RR RUEHWEB DE RUEHQT #0154 0622103 ZNY CCCCC ZZH R 032103Z MAR 09 FM AMEMBASSY QUITO TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 0110 INFO RUEHBO/AMEMBASSY BOGOTA 799 [...]	2009-03-03 21:03:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PINR ETRD PREL EC
09QUITO160	ECUADOR'S NEW VISION FOR RELATIONS WITH U.S. [...] (C) Summary: In a March 4 meeting, MFA U/S Orbe, speaking on instructions from FM Falconi, set the stage for Ecuador's vision for future relations with the U.S. He then called for a meeting between President Obama and President Correa to set a strategic agenda for future cooperation on the [...]	2009-03-05 16:19:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR EINV PGOV ETRD KJUS EC IR
09QUITO173	GOE PRESSURES FRENCH, SPANISH OIL COMPANIES [...] (C) Summary: In another move to pressure foreign oil companies to sign new contracts, on February 21 the GOE told French Perenco and Spanish Repsol that they had 72 hours to pay monies owed under Ecuador's windfall petroleum revenue sharing law or their oil shipments could be withheld by the [...]	2009-03-10 19:26:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON EC
09QUITO175	DESPITE PROMISES, GOE FAILS TO ACT IN AVIATION TAX DISPUTE [...] (C) Summary. On March 3, 2009 EconOff met with Foreign Ministry representatives to discuss the GOE's taxation of U.S. carriers in violation of the U.S.-Ecuadorian aviation agreement. The Embassy has been engaged in discussions with GOE officials about this matter since March 2008. Although [...]	2009-03-10 20:14:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON EC
09QUITO176	GOE PEACE OVERTURES, THEN ANTI-U.S. JABS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The past week has seen President Correa veer from an awkward attempt to propose a new relationship with the U.S. to outbursts against the use of polygraphs and insinuations that the U.S. Embassy activities did not square with the Obama administration's policy. He also reiterated [...]	2009-03-10 22:56:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL SNAR KCRM PTER EC
09QUITO177	ONE YEAR AFTER BREAK WITH COLOMBIA, GOE REMAINS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Correa government ramped up its rhetoric against Colombia in recent weeks, spurred by a desire to defend itself against accusations of narco-politics, the first anniversary of the March 2008 Colombian attack on a FARC camp in Ecuador, and Colombian remarks. The GOE was deli [...]	2009-03-11 23:43:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PREF SNAR OAS EC CO
09QUITO178	HIGH-LEVEL CHINESE VISIT HIGHLIGHTS CLOSER TIES [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met privately with Chinese Ambassador Cai Runguo on February 27 to discuss the February 13 visit by Vice Prime Minister Hui Liangyu in Ecuador, as well as the Ecuador-China relationship more generally. Ambassador Cai downplayed the importance of the visit, and was [...]	2009-03-12 14:56:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EINV EAID ETRD ENRG SMIG CVIS EC CH
09QUITO18	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE--INTER-AMERICAN TROPICAL TUNA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Econoff met with the GOE U/S of Fisheries Guillermo Moran and newly-appointed Director of Projects and International Cooperation Ramon Montano on January 8 and delivered the demarche points from reftel a. The GOE representatives stressed their desire to achieve progress through [...]	2009-01-14 12:17:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIS SENV ETRD EC
09QUITO185	EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOW (ECUADOR) [...] (U) Post seeks an Embassy Science Fellow (ESF) to assist USAID, USDA, and ECON with the development of projects for a viable biofuels sector in Ecuador. The ESF will perform studies on the viability of certain crops for use in biofuel production from both agricultural and industrial standpoin [...]	2009-03-13 20:34:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSCA TSPL AMGT OTRA APER SENV ECON EC
09QUITO188	Minister Borja on GOE Response to the Economic Crisis [...] (C) Summary. During a courtesy call with the Ambassador on March 11, Diego Borja, Coordinating Minister for Economic Production, described the broad parameters of how the government will adjust its budget because of falling oil prices. The GOE plans to cut investment spending in half and con [...]	2009-03-16 15:31:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PREL EC
09QUITO191	CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] (C) This cable responds to reftel request for information on critical foreign infrastructure and resource dependencies. In the Embassy's view, Ecuador does not have critical infrastructure or key resources comparable to those listed in reftel. Ecuador produces petroleum, and its trans-Andean [...]	2009-03-18 15:24:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP
09QUITO196	ANOTHER U.S. OIL COMPANY LEAVES ECUADOR [...] (U) On March 12, as planned, Spanish oil company Repsol signed a new oil contract with the Government of Ecuador (details of the agreement can be found in reftel A). The same day, it bought out U.S. minority partner Murphy Oil's share of the petroleum consortium. On March 13, Murphy announce [...]	2009-03-18 21:54:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON EC
09QUITO202	ELECTION CAMPAIGN KICKOFF CONTENTIOUS [...] (SBU) Summary: T... id: 198604 date: 3/24/2009 17:31 refid: 09QUITO202 origin: Embassy Quito classification: CONFIDENTIAL destination: 08QUITO616 header: VZCZCXYZ0007 OO RUEHWEB DE RUEHQT #0202/01 0831731 ZNY CCCCC ZZH O 241731Z MAR 09 FM AMEMBASSY QUITO TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 018 [...]	2009-03-24 17:31:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
09QUITO204	ECUADOR'S MFA PITCHES YASUNI ITT CONSERVATION PROJECT TO [...] (SBU) Summary. On March 5, 2009 the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry presented a revised proposal to forego development of oil fields in the environmentally sensitive Yasuni Park in exchange for international compensation. The new initiative focuses on compensation based on carbon credits rather [...]	2009-03-24 19:15:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET PREL SENV ECON EC
09QUITO206	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE - RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF [...] (C) PolOff delivered Ref A points to MFA Bilateral Affairs Director General for Europe Pablo Villagomez on March 23, 2009. Villagomez reiterated the position previously expressed by the MFA's Director General of Multilateral Affairs (Ref B),that the GOE was sensitive to issues of sovereignt [...]	2009-03-24 22:04:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR PBTS KPKO GG RS EC
09QUITO207	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE - HCOC ANNUAL [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel points to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on March 19. Puma said that the GOE had submitted its Annual Declaration during the week of March 2. She noted that the GOE submitted a simplified "nil form" as Ecuador does not have a space launch [...]	2009-03-25 12:19:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA EC
09QUITO208	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] (C) In light of recent bilateral tensions over the expulsion of two U.S. diplomats (Ref B),Post did not deliver the demarche on Kosovo until March 23, when PolOff conveyed Ref A points to MFA Bilateral Affairs Director General for Europe Pablo Villagomez. Villagomez reiterated the GOE's pos [...]	2009-03-25 12:19:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC ICJ UN KV EC
09QUITO216	SLOW-ROLLING THE GOE REQUEST TO PURCHASE F-16S [...] (C) Summary: The Ecuadorian Air Force (FAE) Commander signed an official memorandum on November 25, 2008 requesting a quote from the U.S. on the cost of purchasing 24 F-16 C/D Block 50 Mid-Life Upgrade (MLU) aircraft, with the intention of replacing its outdated fighter fleet. Post delayed [...]	2009-03-27 19:48:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS EC
09QUITO22	U.S. MACHALA POWER REACHES AGREEMENT WITH GOE ON INVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary. U.S. electricity generator Machala Power signed an agreement with the GOE December 19 to drop its arbitration claim in exchange for payment of approximately $70 million to cover past due GOE debts (payment and termination of the arbitration claim are still pending). The company [...]	2009-01-15 16:59:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ENRG ECON EC
09QUITO220	GOE Policy for a Vulnerable Economy: Buying Time and [...] (C) Summary. The Ecuadorian economy, which is dollarized and heavily dependent on oil exports, is under considerable stress because of falling oil prices and the global economic crisis. Oil prices have risen in March, providing some relief. If oil prices remain at current levels or rise, th [...]	2009-03-30 13:35:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETRD EPET EC
09QUITO223	ECUADOR FISCAL TRANSPARENCY REPORT 2009 [...] The Government of Ecuador is a recipient of U.S. assistance monies under the FY2009 Foreign Operations Appropriations Act. The following is a narrative on fiscal transparency in Ecuador, as requested in reftel. 2. The Government of Ecuador publishes budget data, which is reasonably trans [...]	2009-03-30 21:54:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN ECON PREL EC
09QUITO224	US EMBASSY QUITO REQUEST FOR DVC TO SUPPORT THE SUMMIT OF [...] Post would like to request a Digital Video Conference (DVC) to support U.S. Mission Ecuador's outreach efforts to support the Summit of the Americas. The DVC will cover topics including the Summit process, energy security, human prosperity, environmental sustainability, and a discussion on ex [...]	2009-03-31 15:22:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP ES
09QUITO225	PRESIDENT CORREA REJECTS CRITICISM FROM INTERAMERICAN PRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: At its midyear meeting in Paraguay March 13-16, the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) criticized President Rafael Correa and his government's attitudes and actions toward the Ecuadorian media. On March 17, Correa responded to the IAPA's declarations by rejecting its legitim [...]	2009-03-31 20:46:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO EC
09QUITO227	COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE 2008 COLOMBIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Correa government established a new commission to investigate the events surrounding the March 1, 2008 Colombian bombing of a FARC camp in northern Ecuador, as well as allegations of GOE ties to the FARC. The commission, whose members were chosen by Correa, will receive its [...]	2009-04-01 14:52:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MARR MOPS SNAR KCRM EC CO
09QUITO23	ECUADORIAN TRADE WITH IRAN [...] (C) Summary: Following his participation in President Correa's trip to Iran in December, an Ecuadorian business leader explained to Emboff how potential commerce with Iran could work. To disguise trade with Iran, goods would be routed through Singapore and payments through Dubai. Funds from [...]	2009-01-15 17:07:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EFIN IR EC
09QUITO233	POLICE UNIT INVESTIGATED WHILE CHAUVIN CASE INCHES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ecuador's "narco-politics" scandal is playing out in perverse ways. The good guys ) key personnel of a specialized police unit that was responsible for most of the GOE's success against narco-traffickers ) are under investigation by the GOE for returning USG computers and fear [...]	2009-04-02 22:27:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PTER PREL PGOV KCRM EC CO
09QUITO244	ECUADOR'S GOALS AT THE 2009 SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The GOE's focus for the April 17-19 Summit of the Americas has included seeking a one-on-one meeting between the presidents. One issue that Ecuador would want to stress during the Summit is the financial crisis. Other issues are currently being defined by the Foreign Minister's [...]	2009-04-06 23:57:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PREL KSUM EC CU
09QUITO246	GOE EXPLAINS HIGH LEVEL TRIP TO WASHINGTON [...] (C) Summary: FM Falconi and Government Minister Jalkh on April 6 expressed concern to the Ambassador about an Embassy official's meeting with unsavory characters, and said that President Correa had asked a delegation to go to Washington to express GOE concern. The Ambassador made clear that [...]	2009-04-07 20:03:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL SNAR PINR MARR KCOR EC CO
09QUITO253	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: USG CANDIDACY FOR UN [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel points to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on April 6. Puma said that the GOE had received the USG's diplomatic note, and views the USG's change in policy toward the Human Rights Council as a positive move. However, she noted that the GOE wa [...]	2009-04-13 17:07:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EC
09QUITO254	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: NORTH KOREAN TAEPO-DONG [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel points and presidential statement to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on April 6 on the North Korean Taepo-Dong 2 launch. Puma said that the GOE would follow UNSC guidance on this issue and was aware of the split decision in the UNSC. She sai [...]	2009-04-13 17:34:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP EC KN JA
09QUITO255	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: ECUADOR ON U.S. [...] (C) PolOff delivered Ref A points to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on April 6. Puma said that the GOE had its own candidate, Ambassador Luis Moreno, for another OAS body, the Juridical Committee and that the GOE was seeking an exchange of votes. There are four candi [...]	2009-04-14 15:18:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC PHUM AORC OAS IAHRC
09QUITO256	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FINANCE MINISTER VITERI [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador made an introductory call on Finance Minister Elsa Viteri on April 8. Viteri justified Ecuador's debt default and planned restructuring, supported Ecuador's balance of payment safeguard trade measures and mentioned the possibility of further measures, and expresse [...]	2009-04-14 16:24:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETRD ECON EC
09QUITO257	DESPITE DELAYS, QUITO HOPES TO COMPLETE ROAD TO NEW AIRPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives from Quito's municipal government told EconOff on March 31 that, despite delays, they still hoped to complete a road to Quito's new airport in time for the airport's scheduled inauguration on August 10, 2010. The representatives detailed progress in securing lan [...]	2009-04-14 21:18:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON BTIO EAIR EAID EINV ECIN EC MARR MCAP
09QUITO261	ECUADOR'S PARTICIPATION IN MULTILATERAL MEETINGS [...] (SBU) MFA Multilateral Affairs' Alternate Coordinator of Summits Marjorie Ulloa confirmed on April 15 that Foreign Minister Fander Falconi will attend the April 18 UNASUR meeting as the "Plus One" with President Rafael Correa (Ref A). 2. (SBU) Ulloa also noted that Coordinating Minister of [...]	2009-04-16 16:51:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC PGOV ECON EFIN ENRG AMGT APER KSUM
09QUITO269	ECUADOR BLUE LANTERN - END-USE CHECK ON LICENSE [...] (SBU) Embassy attempted to carry out a post-shipment check on license 050118116 for the export of inertial measurement units (IMUs) to Ecuador. However, the IMUs, a component to the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) sold to the Ecuadorian military by Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI),have no [...]	2009-04-17 19:32:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KOMC EC IS
09QUITO271	ECUADOR BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON LICENSE 050128842 [...] (SBU) Embassy confirms notification of the Ecuadorian military of the denial of license application 050128842 for the export of spare parts of MK 46 Mod 2 torpedoes. The Embassy spoke initially with the Head of Ecuadorian Navy Logistics, Captain Pablo Gordillo, in January and followed up wit [...]	2009-04-17 22:31:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC EC
09QUITO272	QUITO'S DESIGNATION OF TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION [...] In response to reftel, Quito has assigned Economic Counselor David Edwards as post's Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO). Edwards' phone number is +593-2-398-5304; IVG: 644-5304. His email is edwardsdb@state.gov; his classified email is edwardsdb2@state.sgov.gov. 2. Quito's Dep [...]	2009-04-20 13:43:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER
09QUITO277	Ecuador Proposes to Repurchase Bonds with 70 Percent [...] (U) Summary. The Government of Ecuador announced that it provided a bond repurchasing proposal to bondholders on April 20. The GOE said that it will repurchase defaulted bonds at a 70 percent discount, but provided few details as to how it will manage the process. End summary. 2. (U) Ac [...]	2009-04-21 22:01:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EC
09QUITO283	COUNTDOWN TO ELECTIONS; PRESIDENT'S RACE FOREGONE [...] (SB... id: 203768 date: 4/23/2009 13:38 refid: 09QUITO283 origin: Embassy Quito classification: CONFIDENTIAL destination: header: VZCZCXYZ0000 OO RUEHWEB DE RUEHQT #0283/01 1131338 ZNY CCCCC ZZH O 231338Z APR 09 FM AMEMBASSY QUITO TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 0283 INFO RUEHBO/AMEMBASSY [...]	2009-04-23 13:38:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPLS OAS EC
09QUITO289	Scenesetter for President Carter: U.S. Engagement in Ecuador [...] Embassy Quito warmly welcomes former President Carter to Ecuador on April 27-29. Your visit comes at a time of change, as Ecuador prepares to install new national and local officials elected on April 26 and restructures its government institutions under the 2008 constitution. The Embassy's o [...]	2009-04-23 21:04:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MASS SNAR PTER EAID OVIP MOPS EC
09QUITO296	COUNTDOWN TO ELECTIONS; PRESIDENT'S RACE FOREGONE [...] (SBU) Summary: With three days remaining before the April 26 elections, President Correa sits comfortably ahead of all other candidates, with polls showing him with enough votes for a first-round win. Recently arrived international election observation teams have reported concern with how the [...]	2009-04-27 12:09:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPLS OAS EC
09QUITO297	SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT CARTER: U.S. ENGAGEMENT [...] Embassy Quito warmly welcomes former President Carter to Ecuador on April 27-29. Your visit comes at a time of change, as Ecuador prepares to install new national and local officials elected on April 26 and restructures its government institutions under the 2008 constitution. The Embassy,s [...]	2009-04-27 12:09:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MASS SNAR PTER EAID OVIP MOPS EC
09QUITO298	COUNTDOWN TO ELECTIONS; PRESIDENT'S RACE FOREGONE [...] (SB... id: 204247 date: 4/27/2009 12:09 refid: 09QUITO298 origin: Embassy Quito classification: CONFIDENTIAL destination: header: VZCZCXYZ0002 OO RUEHWEB DE RUEHQT #0298/01 1171209 ZNY CCCCC ZZH O 271209Z APR 09 FM AMEMBASSY QUITO TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 0304 INFO RUEHBO/AMEMBASSY B [...]	2009-04-27 12:09:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPLS OAS EC
09QUITO299	SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT CARTER: U.S. ENGAGEMENT [...] Embassy Quito warmly welcomes former President Carter to Ecuador on April 27-29. Your visit comes at a time of change, as Ecuador prepares to install new national and local officials elected on April 26 and restructures its government institutions under the 2008 constitution. The Embassy,s [...]	2009-04-27 12:09:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MASS SNAR PTER EAID OVIP MOPS EC
09QUITO300	CORREA VICTORY GIVES HIM BLANK CHECK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Correa received the Ecuadorian people's vote of confidence on April 26 in a generally problem-free election, winning the presidency in the first round with 52% of the valid votes. This election, only 27 months into Correa's term, was required under Ecuador's new constitution. [...]	2009-04-27 19:28:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPLS OAS EC
09QUITO307	ECUADOR'S INITIAL RESPONSE TO H1N1 FLU [...] (SBU) In response to global outbreaks of H1N1 influenza, the GOE has declared a national "State of Exception." The GOE response is continuing to take shape, but as of today, it has implemented the following measures: --The GOE banned imports of pork and pork products from the United States [...]	2009-04-30 22:50:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC AMED KFLU ETRD EAGR ECON EC
09QUITO308	NOT SO CALM AFTER THE STORM - ELECTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Contrary to initial reports that Ecuador's April 26 election went smoothly, cases of violence and fraud in a few provinces are coming to light in the days following the elections. Although these incidents are unlikely to alter the outcome in the Presidential race, general disc [...]	2009-04-30 23:20:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV OAS EC
09QUITO322	COMBATTING ECUADOR'S INCREASING REFUGEE POPULATION [...] SUMMARY: This cable summarizes a review of the World Food Program's (WFP) assistance to Colombian refugees (defined in this cable as persons of concern) in northern Ecuador. The review was conducted by Barry Burnett, USAID/DCHA/FFP, over the period April 6 - April 10, 2009 and included field [...]	2009-05-06 15:58:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL SMIG EC
09QUITO329	GUTIERREZ PARTY ON ELECTION FRAUD [...] (C) Gilmar Gutierrez, a Patriotic Society Party (PSP) National Assembly candidate and the brother of former president and 2009 presidential runner-up Lucio Gutierrez, met with DCM and PolCouns on May 6, at Gutierrez' request. He showed us election documents indicating a variety of different t [...]	2009-05-07 20:53:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
09QUITO33	GOE REQUESTS TIMELINE ON MANTA FOL [...] (C) Summary: Embassy and GOE officials met January 14 to discuss planning for the USG's withdrawal from the Manta Forward Operating Location (FOL). The GOE representatives were cordial and expressed an interest in joint coordination of the turnover of the FOL. The GOE noted that the Ecuador [...]	2009-01-20 18:20:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR EC
09QUITO330	ECUADOR'S RESPONSE TO H1N1 PORK TRADE BAN DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) This is in response to reftel demarche asking host countries to remove trade bans on pork due to H1N1 fears. On May 6, the DCM, accompanied by USDA/FAS, USDA/APHIS, and Econ representatives, met with Agriculture Minister Poveda to deliver the demarche points. The head of Agrocalidad (E [...]	2009-05-08 12:46:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON EC
09QUITO332	GOE PAYS U.S. ELECTRICITY FIRM MACHALA POWER, RESOLVES [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOE paid $60 million in March and April 2009 in settlement of an investment dispute with U.S. electricity company Machala Power, following an agreement between the two parties in December 2008. Machala Power has withdrawn its international arbitration claim and continues t [...]	2009-05-08 12:46:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET ENRG EINV EC
09QUITO344	FM FALCONI ON POSITIVE TACK IN MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a May 7 meeting with the Ambassador, FM Falconi offered to assist in reaching agreements on USG cooperation with specialized Ecuadorian police units, seeking tax exemptions for vehicles the U.S. Forward Operating Location will donate to local charities, and concluding a bilat [...]	2009-05-12 17:21:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR MARR ETRD SCUL UNESCO EC
09QUITO345	ECUADOR ELIMINATES PORK TRADE BAN RELATED TO H1N1 [...] (SBU) Ecuador lifted its ban on U.S. pork products that was issued because of concerns about the H1N1 virus (reftel c). The GOE issued a new resolution on May 7 that reversed its previous ban on imports of pork and pork products, live swine, and genetic material from the U.S. and Mexico. Now [...]	2009-05-12 17:54:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON EC
09QUITO347	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE - IAEA DIRECTOR GENERAL [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel points to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on May 12. Puma said that the GOE would continue to support Ambassador Yukiya Amano and had already confirmed its intention to vote for Amano to the Japanese government. HODGES [...]	2009-05-12 23:46:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC KNNP IAEA EC
09QUITO348	ECUADOR CENTRAL BANK POSTS ROBUST GROWTH DATA [...] (SBU) Summary: According to the Ecuadorian Central Bank data, Ecuador's economy grew 6.5 percent in 2008. This strong growth was driven by heavy public spending. The economy contracted slightly in the fourth quarter due to pressure from the global financial crisis. End summary. 2. (SBU) [...]	2009-05-14 20:19:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EC
09QUITO351	ECUADOR ECON UPDATE: BOND REPURCHASE; FINANCIAL LIQUIDITY [...] (U) The following is a periodic economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Reactions to Government Repurchase Proposal ------------------------------------------- 2. (U) On May 1, a group reportedly representing bondholders [...]	2009-05-15 16:23:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD EC
09QUITO36	ECUADOR'S 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] In response to State 123907, Embassy Quito reports the following update for its 2009 Investment Climate Statement. This update has also been sent to EB/IFD/OIA (J. Nathaniel Hatcher) by email. Openness to Foreign Investment Ecuador can be a difficult place in which to do business, althoug [...]	2009-01-20 21:51:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR EC
09QUITO37	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE - IMPORT RESTRICTIONS [...] (SBU) On January 16, the DCM delivered reftel demarche to Susana Cabeza de Vaca, Coordinating Minister for Production and head of COMEXI, Ecuador's trade policy council, and to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary for Bilateral Relations Carlos Jativa. Cabeza de Vaca said that she had b [...]	2009-01-21 21:18:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EC
09QUITO373	AMBASSADOR MEETING WITH MINISTER OF INDUSTRIES AND [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador made an introductory call on Industries and Productivity Minister Xavier Abad on May 13. The Minister discussed the Ministry's infrastructure development plans and focused on ways to advance the bilateral commercial relationship, including a possible trade coopera [...]	2009-05-21 16:51:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EC
09QUITO374	ECUADOR COMMEMMORATES WORLD IP DAY WITH IP AWARENESS [...] (U) In celebration of World Intellectual Property Day (April 26),the Embassy collaborated on several events in Ecuador. Economic, Public Affairs, and Foreign Commercial Service staff obtained promotional materials from WIPO and helped organize and support an IPR awareness roundtable held by t [...]	2009-05-21 17:00:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KIPR ETRD EC
09QUITO375	ECUADOR - RESPONSE TO LIBERTAD ACT REVIEW [...] (C) The Embassy provides the following information on the relationship between the Cuban government and Ecuador in response to reftel. 2. (C) Ecuador has not worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba, nor has it undertaken governmental action to condemn human [...]	2009-05-21 17:34:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU EC
09QUITO387	ECUADOR BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON LICENSE 050147882 [...] (SBU) Embassy confirms completion of a post-license check on license 050147882 for the export of ballistic plates for body armor listed in reftel to Ecuador. The Embassy spoke with the Head of Ecuadorian Navy Logistics, Captain Pablo Gordillo, who confirmed that the Ecuadorian Marines had or [...]	2009-05-27 22:08:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC EC
09QUITO389	EMBASSY MEETS WITH GOE DELEGATION ON MANTA FOL [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy and GOE officials met on May 15 to discuss plans for the USG's withdrawal from the Manta Forward Operating Location (FOL),to deliver a briefing and tour of the FOL's operations, and to deliver floor plans and drawings of the FOL's buildings and facilities. This was a [...]	2009-05-28 16:20:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS EC
09QUITO390	ECUADOR CONSIDERING NEW "TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT" PROPOSAL [...] (U) Please see action request in para 10. 2. (C) Summary: Several GOE officials have made statements suggesting the GOE will seek a new type of commercial agreement with the United States. This "trade agreement for development" would evidently include political dialogue and cooperation (a [...]	2009-05-28 21:05:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EC
09QUITO391	LEGISLATORS VISIT U.S. FORWARD OPERATING LOCATION [...] (C) Summary: Five Ecuadorian legislators, determined to dig up dirt against the U.S. Forward Operating Location (FOL) before it closes, visited the city of Manta on May 21-22 to meet with "aggrieved" local citizens. On May 22, the delegation visited the Eloy Alfaro Air Base and FOL. Ecuador [...]	2009-05-29 12:15:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR MARR EC CO
09QUITO396	ECUADOR - RECOMMENDATION FOR JULIA TAFT REFUGEE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Quito recommends Asylum Access-Ecuador as a 2009 recipient of the Julia Taft Fund for Refugees. Asylum Access' mission in Ecuador is to assist refugees in realizing their rights to employment, education, and security within their first country of refuge. The Taft assi [...]	2009-05-29 20:53:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PGOV EC
09QUITO400	ECUADORIAN GOVERNMENT SPLIT ON CAN-EU TALKS [...] (C) Summary. Ecuador's trade talks with the European Union have stalled. The GOE says it needs modifications so the agreement will comply with its new constitution, but trade officials say the Cabinet is split on supporting an agreement and is waiting for the President to make a decision. E [...]	2009-06-01 21:33:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EC
09QUITO401	Ecuador Unlikely to Participate in Kosovo World Bank Vote [...] (SBU) On May 29, EconCouns discussed Ref A points, urging Ecuador to vote in the June 3 vote on Kosovo's membership in the World Bank, with Ambassador Lourdes Puma, Director General for Multilateral Affairs in the Foreign Ministry. Puma said that participating in the vote would be implicit re [...]	2009-06-01 21:39:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL EC KV
09QUITO404	ECUADORIAN RESPONSE TO IDENTIFYING AIR ASSETS FOR [...] (C) In reponse to reftel, post spoke with the Ecuadorian Under Secretary of National Defense, General Jorge Pena. He said that the Ecuadorian military does have Mi-17 helicopters and they would like to help. However, they are in the process of refurbishing the helicopters they own and they ar [...]	2009-06-02 16:58:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SMIG PARM EC PK
09QUITO407	ECUADORIAN NGOS RESIST GOE MOVES TOWARD GREATER CONTROL [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOE has taken steps in the past year to expand its regulation of NGOs in Ecuador. It also attempted to close a prominent environmental NGO in March 2009, in a move many believed was politically motivated. The NGO community is attempting to organize in response to these me [...]	2009-06-02 21:31:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SENV PHUM EAID ECON EC
09QUITO408	Ecuador Requires Banks to Repatriate Some Offshore Assets [...] (C) S... id: 209795 date: 6/2/2009 21:39 refid: 09QUITO408 origin: Embassy Quito classification: CONFIDENTIAL destination: header: VZCZCXYZ0019 OO RUEHWEB DE RUEHQT #0408/01 1532139 ZNY CCCCC ZZH O 022139Z JUN 09 FM AMEMBASSY QUITO TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 0426 INFO RUEHBO/AMEMBASSY [...]	2009-06-02 21:39:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EC
09QUITO419	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: WORRISOME SIGNS AS ECUADOR [...] (C) Summary: On June 2, EconOff met with representatives from the Embassy of Japan, the European Commission, and the GOE U/S of Fisheries, Guillermo Moran, to deliver the demarche points in reftel A. As in our previous meeting with Moran (reftel B),he stressed that the GOE wanted the June 8 [...]	2009-06-06 16:51:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIS ETRD SENV XK XM
09QUITO420	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: WORRISOME SIGNS AS ECUADOR PREPARES FOR [...] (C) Summary: On June 2, EconOff met with representatives from the Embassy of Japan, the European Commission, and the GOE U/S of Fisheries, Guillermo Moran, to deliver the demarche points in reftel A. As in our previous meeting with Moran (reftel B),he stressed that the GOE wanted the June 8 [...]	2009-06-06 16:52:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIS ETRD SENV XK XM EC
09QUITO423	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: UNSC 1718 COMMITTEE DESIGNATION OF DPRK [...] (SBU) On June 5, EconOff delivered reftel points to Ambassador Lourdes Puma, Director General for Multilateral Affairs in the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry. The Embassy sent the MFA a hard copy of the points on May 19, but we have been unable to have a meeting until now due to travel by our GOE [...]	2009-06-08 20:14:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM XE ZO KN EC
09QUITO433	ECUADOR ANNOUNCES IT WILL JOIN ALBA [...] (U) Summary: President Correa announced June 5 that Ecuador would join ALBA, confirming a June 3 statement by Venezuelan President Chavez on the issue. Correa claimed membership would provide Ecuador a "common front" before organizations unfavorable towards Latin America, such as the World Ba [...]	2009-06-10 20:41:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL EC
09QUITO439	EMBASSY QUITO ACE AWARD NOMINATION [...] Embassy Quito is pleased to nominate General Motors of Ecuador S.A. for the Secretary of State's Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE). General Motors of Ecuador has maintained a strong commercial performance in an exceptionally difficult global auto market. In terms of the Award for Corporat [...]	2009-06-12 13:47:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON BEXP EINV ELAB ETRD KSEP SENV AMGT EC
09QUITO449	PRESIDENT OBAMA'S CALL TO PRESIDENT CORREA ADDS TO PRESS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Initial Ecuadorian government and media reaction to President Obama's June 10 phone call to President Correa focused on President Obama's message of congratulation for Correa's reelection and his desire to deepen U.S.-Ecuador relations, but did not include extensive comments on his [...]	2009-06-15 12:06:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO EC
09QUITO455	ECUADORIAN PRESIDENT MAKES ACCUSATIONS ABOUT U.S. TELECOMS [...] (SBU) Summary: In the May 30 presentation of his weekly radio address, Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa sharply criticized U.S. telecommunications companies ATT, MCI, and Sprint, accusing them of "swindling" Ecuador out of millions of dollars of long-distance fees. ATT maintains that the ac [...]	2009-06-15 18:56:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EINT ETRD EC
09QUITO460	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE - INTERNATIONAL PIRACY [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-16 18:48:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL EC
09QUITO461	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE - U.S. CANDIDATE FOR [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel points to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on June 12. Puma said that the GOE has not yet made a decision who it would vote for in the International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) election. She did acknowledge, however, that the EU holds too [...]	2009-06-16 18:48:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA EC
09QUITO462	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE - U.S CANDIDATE FOR UN'S [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel points to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on June 12. Puma said that the GOE has not yet made a decision who it would vote for in the International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) election. She did acknowledge, however, that the EU holds to [...]	2009-06-16 18:48:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA EC
09QUITO464	ICSID - ECUADOR TO WITHDRAW FROM WORLD BANK'S ARBITRATION [...] (U) Summary: On May 30, President Correa stated that Ecuador would withdraw from the World Bank's investment dispute arbitration forum (ICSID) because it violated Ecuador's new constitution, which only permits the use of regional arbitral forums. Current ICSID cases would still be honored. [...]	2009-06-16 18:48:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PREL EC

09QUITO467	CITIZEN PARTICIPATION/SOCIAL CONTROL COUNCIL AN [...] (C) Summary and Comment: The Ambassador had a friendly June 10 meeting with the Citizen Participation and Social Control Council, part of a new branch of government. The Council explained its role in promoting citizen participation, investigating corruption complaints, and appointing other g [...]	2009-06-16 20:00:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KDEM EC
09QUITO475	ELECTION FATIGUE IN ECUADOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Nearly two months after the April 26 nationwide elections, official results for the National Assembly and local races still have not been announced, possibly complicating the government's plans for an August 10 presidential inauguration ceremony. On the heels of this process, [...]	2009-06-18 14:06:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
09QUITO482	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE - IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-19 13:27:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SYR TRGY EC
09QUITO485	EMBASSY-SPONSORED CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY SPEAKER [...] Summary: With the goal of highlighting the positive impact of the U.S. business community in Ecuador, Embassy Quito used its 2009 I-bucks funding to bring to Ecuador Celina Pagani-Tousignant, an expert on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR),the week of May 18-22. Pagani-Tousignant gave pol [...]	2009-06-19 13:38:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EINT ETRD EC
09QUITO488	ECUADOR RESPONSE TO NUCLEAR FUEL BANK DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) In response to reftel demarche seeking support for the creation of an international nuclear fuel bank, Econoff met with Under Secretary for Nuclear Control, Investigation, and Applications, Geovanna Lucio, on June 11. Lucio noted that she supported the establishment of a nuclear fuel ba [...]	2009-06-19 14:59:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA
09QUITO506	INVITATION TO PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-24 14:35:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EC
09QUITO507	INVITATION TO PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-24 14:35:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EC
09QUITO509	ECUADOR MODIFIES BALANCE OF PAYMENTS SAFEGUARD MEASURES [...] (U) Summary: On June 23, the GOE announced modifications to its import measures implemented in January in response to what it termed a balance of payments (BOP) crisis. Based on recent commitments in WTO BOP Committee meetings, the GOE announced that it was transitioning most of its "safegua [...]	2009-06-24 23:27:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EFIN EC
09QUITO510	ECUADOR ANNOUNCES BOND BUYBACK "A SUCCESS" [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 11, Ecuador's Minister of Finance presented the results of the GOE's bond repurchase, which resulted in the repurchase of 91% of the country's 2010 and 2030 Global bonds at a 65-70% discount. Although President Correa called the repurchase a success, some critics questi [...]	2009-06-25 13:16:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EC
09QUITO513	LATEST ROUNDS OF ANTI-U.S. RHETORIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: While the GOE talked in Washington about expanding bilateral cooperation, the Correa government and its fellow travelers here in Ecuador continued to bash the U.S. Unsubstantiated allegations over the last few weeks included that the U.S. Forward Operating Location (FOL) caused [...]	2009-06-25 23:39:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR SNAR PHUM OAS EC
09QUITO515	CORREA REPLACES PETROLEUM MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: On June 8, President Correa replaced his Minister of Petroleum and Mines in a surprise appointment. New Minister Germanico Pinto is a former Constitutional Assembly member with a teaching background and little experience in the sector, but is strongly aligned with Correa's ideol [...]	2009-06-26 17:19:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON EC
09QUITO521	GOE DIPLOMATIC NOTE ON NORTH KOREA [...] (C) The Foreign Ministry sent the Embassy a diplomatic note on June 4 which states Ecuador's adherence to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, refers to related provisions in Ecuador's October 2008 constitution, and calls for resumption of the Six Party [...]	2009-06-29 15:07:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP EC KN IR
09QUITO525	UNREALIZED POTENTIAL IN ECUADOR'S MINING SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ecuadorian government hopes to restart mining investment in Ecuador with a new law that increases the state share of revenues and control over the sector. Changes include reinstating royalties and tightening environmental controls, among others. The four major foreign fir [...]	2009-06-29 19:43:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN EINV EC
09QUITO543	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE - IMPLEMENTING UNSCR 1874 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-02 17:16:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MNUS MTCRE KN EC
09QUITO549	PRESIDENT'S BROTHER INVOLVED IN PUBLIC CONTRACTING [...] (U) Summary: An Ecuadorian newspaper story on June 14 denounced President Correa's brother Fabricio for alleged corruption in public contracting, claiming he received $80 million worth of government contracts through shell companies based in Panama and other suspicious business dealings. Pre [...]	2009-07-06 14:19:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EC
09QUITO555	ELECTION RESULTS AT LAST OFFICIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The official proclamation of election results on July 1 will allow President Correa's inauguration for his second term to take place on August 10, as he wanted. Due to the number of challenges and appeals, the public waited 66 days to learn the official outcome. Correa's movem [...]	2009-07-06 23:01:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EC
09QUITO559	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE - IMPLEMENTING UNSCR [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel points and Treasury Advisory to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director General Leon Aviles on June 30. Aviles said that the GOE agreed with the UN resolutions and will work to implement them. He did have concerns about possible DPRK attempts at counterfeiting USG curr [...]	2009-07-07 19:57:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PARM PREL KNNP EC
09QUITO563	POST SUGGESTIONS FOR DELEGATION TO ATTEND [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-08 14:17:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
09QUITO566	ECUADOR ECON NEWS: ECUADOR JOINS ALBA, BANKS REQUIRED TO [...] (U) The following is a periodic economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Ecuador joins ALBA ------------------ 2. (SBU) On June 24, an extraordinary Summit of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA) was held in [...]	2009-07-08 19:32:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EC
09QUITO57	GAS-AND-GO LOOKS LIKE A GO [...] (C) Summary: At a wide-ranging lunch for the Ambassador on January 26, a warm and friendly President Correa gave a firm green light for discussion and development of a gas-and-go model for anti-narcotics cooperation with the U.S., following the shutdown of the Manta Forward Operating Location [...]	2009-01-27 12:33:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS SNAR ETRD EC
09QUITO570	FM FALCONI WITH AMBASSADOR ON BILATERAL DIALOGUE, [...] (C) Summary: GOE officials laid out their thinking on the Bilateral Dialogue, including a new, so far poorly defined, security pillar, in a July 8 meeting with the Ambassador. The Ambassador emphasized the USG desire to move forward as soon as possible. She raised U.S. interest in a gas-an [...]	2009-07-09 23:35:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR EAID SENV MARR CVIS EC
09QUITO571	EMBASSY SUGGESTIONS FOR DELEGATION TO ATTEND [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-10 16:39:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
09QUITO572	Visas Donkey - Corruption 212(f) Visa Revocation: Jaime [...] (U) This cable replaces Quito 561, which was cancelled. Please disregard the earlier cable. 2. (S/NF) Embassy Quito is seeking a security advisory opinion under Section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Presidential Proclamation 7750, suspending the entry into the United State [...]	2009-07-10 16:49:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET	CVIS KCOR KCRM PGOV PREL NU EC
09QUITO579	ECUADOR WITHDRAWS FROM WORLD BANK'S ICSID [...] (U) Following President Correa's earlier statements that Ecuador would withdraw from the World Bank's International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)(reftel),on July 2 Correa issued a decree declaring that the country was terminating its agreement with ICSID. The decree [...]	2009-07-13 14:18:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EC
09QUITO59	LENDERS RECEIVE ASSURANCES THAT QUITO AIRPORT PROJECT WILL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In December 2008, representatives of key lenders (including OPIC and Exim Bank) for the new Quito airport received assurances from the GOE's Ministry of Industries, and Quito's Mayor, that Ecuador's new constitution would not adversely affect the project. The lenders' represent [...]	2009-01-27 15:57:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAIR EINV ECIN EC
09QUITO597	FOUR AH1N1 DEATHS REPORTED IN ECUADOR [...] (SBU) The GOE Ministry of Health (MOH) reported that four Ecuadorian citizens have died from AH1N1 influenza in the past week. The cases occurred in Chimborazo, Azuay, Tungurahua, and Pichincha provinces of Ecuador. Two of the cases involved patients who received treatment in rural private c [...]	2009-07-16 13:36:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC AMED KFLU ETRD EAGR ECON EC
09QUITO60	ECUADOR ISSUES BALANCE OF PAYMENTS SAFEGUARD MEASURES [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 22, the GOE implemented balance of payment (BOP) safeguard measures on 627 products (almost all consumer goods) for one year, using a mix of ad valorem tariffs and specific tariffs that exceed its WTO bindings, and quotas. The measure will also apply to Ecuador's FT [...]	2009-01-27 20:02:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EFIN EC
09QUITO602	GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS STRUGGLE TO ACCOMMODATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Four of the five branches of government set forth in the October 2008 constitution currently exist only in interim form, with the result that power has shifted to the one branch that enjoys continuity, the Executive. The first phase of the constitutionally mandated transformatio [...]	2009-07-17 16:20:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EC
09QUITO604	GOE SURPRISES EMBASSY WITH PROPOSAL FOR NEW AVIATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: GOE officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) surprised the Ambassador with a proposal for a new aviation agreement on July 14. The Ambassador promised to share the proposal with Washington aviation colleagues. She cautioned that the USG still favors Open Skies agreem [...]	2009-07-17 17:00:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EC
09QUITO609	ECUADOR: REFUGEE CONDITIONS IMPROVING, BUT [...] (U) Ecuador hosts the largest refugee population in the Western Hemisphere with 25,000 registered refugees and another 135,000 Colombians living in a refugee-like situation. Colombian refugees have poured into Ecuador as a result of Colombia's conflict for the past nine years. The Colombia-E [...]	2009-07-20 21:34:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM KCRM KWMN PGOV SMIG SNAR SOCI EC CO
09QUITO616	GOE DOESN'T APPEAR AT LAST COUNTER-NARCOTICS [...] (C) Summary: On July 17, 2009, the Forward Operating Location (FOL) in Manta held a ceremony to commemorate ten successful years of cooperation in counterdrug operations at the FOL. Although many Ecuadorian government officials had been invited to the ceremony, the GOE chose not to send any [...]	2009-07-21 15:54:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR EC
09QUITO644	ECUADOR SEIZED FRENCH OIL COMPANY'S FIELDS ON THREAT TO HALT [...] (C) Summary: Ecuador seized French oil company Perenco's oil fields after the company threatened to halt output amid a tax dispute and oil embargo. Perenco's senior executive and spokesman for Latin America confirmed the assets expropriation, and said that Perenco would file another case with t [...]	2009-07-27 14:56:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON EC
09QUITO645	ECUADOR NEWS: CABINET CHANGES; TAX REFORM; SAFEGUARDS ON [...] (U) The following is a periodic economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Cabinet Changes --------------- 2. (U) On July 15, 2009, President Correa designated Ramon Espinel as the new Minister of Agriculture, replacing Walt [...]	2009-07-27 15:49:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EC
09QUITO652	Reflections on Ecuador's Underperforming Economy [...] (C) Summary. Ecuador has not fully realized the economic benefits of its considerable natural resources and capable work force, in large part because of several long-term factors that create an unpredictable and at times difficult business environment. These constraints include a lack of con [...]	2009-07-29 14:09:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV EPET EMIN ETRD EAGR EC
09QUITO655	GOE INTERVENTIONS RE H1N1 [...] (SBU) As of July 29, the GOE reports 17 fatalities from AH1N1 flu in Ecuador, with a total of 534 confirmed cases. However, as many influenza cases go unreported, the real number of AH1N1 cases is probably much higher. 2. (SBU) On July 23, in a widely broadcast interview with the popular [...]	2009-07-29 21:54:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC AMED KFLU ETRD EAGR ECON EC
09QUITO657	CONFUSING SIGNALS ABOUT ECUADOR'S YASUNI ITT CONSERVATION [...] (C) SUMMARY. On June 24, the ... id: 218811 date: 7/30/2009 12:24 refid: 09QUITO657 origin: Embassy Quito classification: CONFIDENTIAL destination: 09QUITO204 header: VZCZCXYZ0013 RR RUEHWEB DE RUEHQT #0657/01 2111224 ZNY CCCCC ZZH R 301224Z JUL 09 ZDK FM AMEMBASSY QUITO TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WAS [...]	2009-07-30 12:24:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PREL SENV ECON EC
09QUITO69	COMMENT ON DOL DRAFT LIST FOR TVPRA [...] In response to the Department of State and Department of Labor request (reftel),post submits the following comment on the Department of Labor's draft list of goods that may be produced with forced labor or child labor in Ecuador. Please note Post's recommendation in paragraph 5. 2. The [...]	2009-01-29 15:53:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP EC
09QUITO695	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE - U.S.-RUSSIA [...] (SBU) Embassy delivered reftel points to the MFA's Directorate of Bilateral Affairs for Europe on July 13 and followed up with MFA Bilateral Affairs Director General for Europe Pablo Villagomez on July 31, 2009. Villagomez said that he had already received a read-out from the Ecuadorian Embas [...]	2009-08-06 21:27:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EC RS
09QUITO70	QUITO'S NEW AIRPORT MAKES PROGRESS BUT FACES BIG [...] (SBU) Summary: The construction of Quito's new airport has made significant progress. The project is large and complex, however, dealing with an unpredictable political environment, sensitive community relations, and environmental challenges. The builders have made several recent missteps th [...]	2009-01-29 19:28:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAIR EAID EINV ECIN EC MARR MCAP
09QUITO703	ECUADOR'S UNASUR AGENDA: AN ANTI-AMERICAN TONE? [...] (C) SUMMARY: On the 200th anniversary of its so-called "First Call for Independence" on August 10, Ecuador will assume the rotating presidency of UNASUR on the same day that President Correa is inaugurated. The MFA announced the GOE's objectives and planned projects for UNASUR on August 3, w [...]	2009-08-07 15:21:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL ECIN MARR EC CO XM XR
09QUITO704	FM FALCONI ON ECUADOR-COLOMBIA RELATIONS, US BASE [...] (C) At Foreign Minister Fander Falconi's request, the Ambassador met with Falconi the morning of August 5 to discuss Ecuador-Colombia relations. Also in the meeting for the Foreign Ministry were Under Secretary for Bilateral Affairs, Jorge Orbe, and North American Affairs officer Cristina Cam [...]	2009-08-07 15:53:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR SNAR EC CO
09QUITO707	SCENESETTER FOR INAUGURATION DELEGATION [...] (SBU) Embassy Quito warmly welcomes the delegation headed by Senator Bob Graham for the inauguration of President Correa on August 10, held on the 200th anniversary of Ecuador's first call for independence. While we do not agree with the Correa government on every issue, we have enjoyed stron [...]	2009-08-07 18:05:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EAID MARR OVIP EC CO
09QUITO708	ECUADORIAN MILITARY REQUESTS MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION [...] SUMMARY: (C) The Ecuadorian government seeks USG assistance in destroying at least 33 MANPADS and almost 1 million individual missiles, firearms, bombs and other expired munitions under the auspices of the U.S. Small Arms/Light Weapons Destruction Program. After years of inconclusive discuss [...]	2009-08-07 21:49:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MASS MCAP PARM PREL PTER KHDP EC CO
09QUITO715	UNASUR SUMMIT: NO CONSENSUS ON U.S.-COLOMBIAN DCA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Several presidents from the region condemned the U.S.-Colombia Defense Cooperation Agreement at the ceremony where President Bachelet transferred the rotating presidency of UNASUR to President Correa (reftel). Presidents Chavez and Correa claimed that U.S. military presence at C [...]	2009-08-12 16:15:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC ECIN MARR EC CO XM XR
09QUITO716	CORREA'S INAUGURATION FOR 2ND PRESIDENTIAL TERM [...] (SBU) Summary: President Correa's August 10 inauguration day schedule was packed, combining swearing-in events with the transfer of the rotating presidency of UNASUR (septel). The political speeches during the day were heavily ideological and meant to ratify the goals of Correa's "citizens' r [...]	2009-08-12 20:46:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR PTER OVIP KNUC EC CO CU VE NI
09QUITO735	ECUADOR ATTENDANCE AT 64TH UNGA [...] (SBU) PolOff spoke with MFA Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on August 14 to determine which GOE officials would attend UNGA (reftel). Puma said that President Rafael Correa would not be traveling to the U.S., that Foreign Minister Fander Falconi would represent Ecuador at [...]	2009-08-17 15:31:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA EC
09QUITO736	ECUADOR SECURITY MINISTER EXPLAINS "PERCEPTIONS" [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his visit to attend President Correa's August 10 inauguration ceremony, DAS Christopher McMullen met with Security Minister Miguel Carvajal and MFA Under Secretary Jorge Orbe regarding the ongoing negotiation of a U.S.-Colombia Defense Cooperation Agreement. McMullen prov [...]	2009-08-17 16:15:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MCAP MOPS EC CO XM XR
09QUITO740	ECUADOR H1N1 UPDATE: GOE WARNS FOREIGN MISSIONS OF POSSIBLE [...] (SBU) Summary: The H1N1 influenza virus continues its gradual expansion in Ecuador, with Ecuadoran press reporting August 14 that several GoE employees close to President Correa have recently become infected. These include one of Correa's closest Ministers and the chief of his security detail. [...]	2009-08-18 14:48:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC AMED KFLU ETRD EAGR ECON EC
09QUITO791	BROADCAST TAPE OF CORREA HAS TELEAMAZONAS FEELING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During his latest weekly address on August 29, President Correa lashed out against the independent television station, Teleamazonas, and what he called "a sewer with antennas" and demanded its immediate closure following its airing of a clandestine recording. The 2008 audio rec [...]	2009-09-01 17:17:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO EC
09QUITO795	GOE RESPONSE TO CHEVRON TAPES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOE has responded in a fractured way to Chevron's release on August 31 of tapes alleging a $3 million bribery scheme involving the presiding judge in its pending environmental case in Ecuador. The only official GOE response so far has been a statement released by the Preside [...]	2009-09-02 12:40:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET PREL EINV EC
09QUITO801	CORREA,S STEADY VERBAL ASSAULT ON MEDIA CREATES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Upon being sworn in for his second presidential term on August 10, Rafael Correa showed no sign of letting up his verbal assault against the privately-owned media. On the contrary, Correa proclaimed the press to be his "greatest adversary" over the last 31 months of his first t [...]	2009-09-02 21:35:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO EC
09QUITO812	RECALL 09 QUITO 812 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-04 20:24:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EPET EINV EFIN ENRG EC
09QUITO814	ECUADOR ECONOMIC NEWS: CORREA ANNOUNCES NEW ECONOMIC [...] (U) The following is a periodic economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. This document is sensitive but unclassified. It should not be disseminated outside of USG channels and should not be posted on the internet. ------- [...]	2009-09-04 20:26:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN EC
09QUITO815	QUITO MAYOR STRUGGLES TO LAND NEW AIRPORT DEAL [...] (C) Summary: Ecuador's recent Constitutional Court ruling that all airport fees are government property threatens to derail Quito's new airport. If implemented, the project lenders, including OPIC and Ex-Im Bank, have indicated they will halt construction funding and seek international arbitrat [...]	2009-09-11 22:54:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAIR ECON EFIN EC
09QUITO816	ECUADOR'S CENTRAL BANK TO USE INTERNATIONAL RESERVES TO [...] (SBU) In an attempt to boost internal demand, President Correa announced August 27 a plan to repatriate US$1.6 billion in international reserves to fund domestic investments. During a September 1 meeting with EconOffs, the General Manager of Ecuador's Central Bank (BCE),Karina Saenz, confirme [...]	2009-09-04 20:32:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EC
09QUITO817	QUITO MAYOR STRUGGLES TO LAND NEW AIRPORT DEAL [...] (C) Summary: Ecuador's recent Constitutional Court ruling that all airport fees are government property threatens to derail Quito's new airport. If implemented, the project lenders, including OPIC and Ex-Im Bank, have indicated they will halt construction funding and seek international arbitrat [...]	2009-09-11 23:26:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAIR ECON EFIN PREL EC
09QUITO818	Proposal for Foreign Assistance Agreement to Explore Host [...] (U) Action Request for USAID/LAC in paragraph 10. 2. (SBU) Summary. The Government of Ecuador (GOE) has proposed a "transition clause" in USAID/Ecuador's Assistance Agreement to signal our concurrence with exploring host country contracting (HCC) in the near future. DAA/LAC Landau has [...]	2009-09-04 21:35:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID EC
09QUITO820	ECUADOR SELLS FUTURE OIL PRODUCTION TO PETROCHINA TO [...] (SBU) The Government of Ecuador (GoE) is increasingly looking to China as a source of financing to help alleviate fiscal pressures. The prime example of this is Ecuadorian state-run oil firm PetroEcuador's recent agreement to sell future oil production to China's state-owned oil company PetroCh [...]	2009-09-04 21:42:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET EINV EFIN ENRG EC
09QUITO822	REQUEST STATE REVIEW OF POST-VETTED ECUADORIANS [...] The Embassy has conducted record checks in accordance with established internal standard operating procedures and possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations committed by this individual as of this date. The Embassy requests Departmental review in accordance with Leahy v [...]	2009-09-08 14:27:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL MASS EC
09QUITO828	RECALL 09 QUITO 828 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-09 15:21:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL MASS EC
09QUITO829	FOL Turnover Complete, but National Assembly Continues to [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Air Force turned the Forward Operating Location (FOL) facilities over to the Ecuadorian Air Force on September 18, concluding ten years constructing and utilizing the FOL for counternarcotics surveillance flights. GOE senior officials celebrated what FM Falconi called [...]	2009-09-19 00:08:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS EC
09QUITO831	Ecuador Positive on USG Priorities for UNGA [...] (C) PolOff communicated USG goals and priorities per Ref A to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on September 11. Puma said that the GOE agreed with many of the USG's priorities at this year's UNGA. She added that the USG's tone of re-engagement and multilateral coopera [...]	2009-09-21 14:40:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA EC
09QUITO835	Ecuador Positive on USG Priorities for UNGA [...] (C) PolOff communicated USG goals and priorities per Ref A to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on September 11. Puma said that the GOE agreed with many of the USG's priorities at this year's UNGA. She added that the USG's tone of re-engagement and multilateral coopera [...]	2009-09-21 22:13:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA EC
09QUITO837	Ecuador Likely to Lift Colombian Safeguards as Agreed; May [...] (U) This cable is in response to questions posed in ref A regarding Ecuadoran safeguards on imports of Colombian products. Summary ------- 2. (C) Officially the GoE denies its safeguard actions against Colombian products were politically motivated, although a Ministry of Industries a [...]	2009-09-22 18:06:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PINR ECON ETRD EC CO
09QUITO84	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW SPINY LOBSTER [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-03 21:46:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS ECON SENV EC
09QUITO841	Defending the "Citizen's Revolution:" Correa's neighborhood [...] (SBU) Summary: Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa touched off a storm of debate after using his August 10 inauguration speech to the people to propose the formation of "Committees for the Defense of the Revolution" (CDRs). Opposition commentators accused Correa and his party of creating state- [...]	2009-09-22 22:47:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI EC
09QUITO849	INDIGENOUS PROTESTS FIZZLE IN ECUADOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Confederation of Indigenous People of Ecuador (CONAIE) called for a strike and road closures beginning September 27 in protest of the Government of Ecuador's proposed Law on Water and other laws, old and new, dealing with natural resources. The protests were supposed to beg [...]	2009-09-28 22:06:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
09QUITO860	Chevron Tapes Backlash [...] (SBU) Several Ecuadorian legal bodies have launched investigations into aspects of the allegations of corruption made by Chevron with the August 31 release of clandestinely recorded videotapes implicating the presiding judge in its multi-billion dollar environmental lawsuit, as well as people [...]	2009-09-10 22:24:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EPET EC
09QUITO861	CORREA DECLARES "STATE OF EXCEPTION" IN THREE CITIES TO [...] (SBU) On September 30, 2009, President Rafael Correa signed Presidential Decree #82, putting into effect a state of exception for the cities of Quito, Guayaquil, and Manta. The state of exception allows for the Ecuadorian Armed Forces to collaborate and support the Ecuadorian National Police [...]	2009-10-05 14:44:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EC PGOV KCRM
09QUITO863	Ecuador on Iran's Nuclear Facility and U.S. Missile Defense [...] (C) Embassy delivered Ref A points on the existence of a covert uranium enrichment facility in Iran to the MFA Multilateral Affairs Directorate on September 25 and followed up with Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on October 1. Puma stated that while Ecuador did not participa [...]	2009-10-05 19:45:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR MNUC IAEA KNNP EC IR
09QUITO865	Ecuador: Demarche on Major List Determination for Bolivia [...] (C) Embassy delivered reftel points to the MFA South America Bilateral Affairs Directorate on September 14 and followed up with South America Affairs Acting Director General Gonzalo Gonzales on October 1. Gonzales said he was familiar with the report last year and welcomed the USG's commitment [...]	2009-10-06 13:25:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR EC BL
09QUITO869	Ecuador on P5+1 and Iran [...] (C) Embassy called MFA Multilateral Affairs Directorate on October 5 to schedule a meeting with Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma to deliver Ref A points. Ambassador Puma reiterated Ecuador's position on Iran and nuclear proliferation: Ecuador respected UNSC resolutions, suppo [...]	2009-10-07 20:36:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM IAEA KNNP EC IR
09QUITO871	Constitutional Court Ruling Keeps Airport Negotiations Alive [...] (C) Summary: On October 5 the Ecuadorian Constitutional Court released a ruling designed to "clarify" its July 23 decision that threatened to scuttle the new Quito airport construction project. While not as clear or expansive as hoped by the project lenders, OPIC staffers told econoff on [...]	2009-10-07 21:53:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAIR EFIN ECON PREL BR CA IDB OPIC EXIM
09QUITO873	Correa and Indigenous Leaders Talk, Agree to More Dialogue [...] (SBU) Summary. After a week of protests and the death of one indigenous protestor, President Rafael Correa and over 100 indigenous leaders sat down in Quito for a highly contentious discussion resulting in a six-point agreement to talk more often and about specific issues. The agreement calls [...]	2009-10-08 14:21:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
09QUITO874	QUARTERS LEASE FOR POLICE [...] NAS requests authorization to sign a two-year lease on behalf of ICE for quarters to house DGI (Direccion General de Inteligencia),an anti-narcotics police intelligence unit, conducts operations on money laundering, trafficking in persons, human smuggling and transnational crimes of the Ecuado [...]	2009-09-15 19:16:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR AFIN AMGT
09QUITO875	Mixed Ecuadoran reactions to USG concerns over planned deals [...] (C) Embassy delivered Ref A demarche on Ecuador's dealings with the Export Development Bank of Iran (EDBI),a USG-designated entity, to the Central Bank (CBE),Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Superintendent of Banks, and Financial Intelligence Unit. The CBE's General Manager expressed concer [...]	2009-10-08 22:56:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN EC IR PREL MNUC PARM KNNP
09QUITO877	Correa and Indigenous Leaders Talk, Agree to More Dialogue [...] (SBU) Summary. After a week of protests and the death of one indigenous protestor, President Rafael Correa and over 100 indigenous leaders sat down in Quito for a highly contentious discussion resulting in a six-point agreement to talk more often and about specific issues. The agreement calls [...]	2009-10-13 16:58:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
09QUITO880	LEASE WAIVER FOR POLICE [...] NAS requests authorization to sign a two-year lease for administrative facilities for a specialized police intelligence unit of the Ecuadorian National Police that cooperates with DHS/ICE. The police unit conducts operations against money laundering, trafficking in persons, human smuggling and [...]	2009-09-16 19:08:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR AFIN AMGT
09QUITO883	Refugees Programs in Ecuador Risk Benefitting the FARC [...] (S/NF) This is an action request. See para. 9. 2. (S/NF) Summary and Comment: Embassy Quito and the Regional Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) request guidance on how to respond to information that suspected FARC members have manipulated Ecuador's Enhanced Registration Program implemented [...]	2009-10-15 20:44:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET//NOFORN	PREF PHUM KCRM KWMN PGOV SMIG SNAR SOCI EC CO
09QUITO885	Engaging Civilian Leadership to Improve Mil to Mil Relations [...] (C) Summary: The Embassy is receiving mixed signals regarding the Ecuadorian military's willingness to continue historically strong cooperation. Likely causes are: instructions by civilian leadership to lessen dependency on the U.S.; a lack of information and communication within the Ecuador [...]	2009-10-15 20:53:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS PARM PTER KHDP EC CO
09QUITO887	U/S Orbe on Ecuador-Colombia, Gas-and-Go, and Bilateral [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 15 meeting with the Ambassador, MFA Under Secretary Orbe stressed that Ecuador remained committed to improving relations with Colombia, but said the process had moved faster than the GOE had expected. He seemed frustrated with the setback caused by an Ecuadorian ju [...]	2009-10-16 22:53:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR SNAR ECIN EC CO
09QUITO893	Presidential Decree on Compulsory Licensing Expected Soon [...] (SBU) Summary. President Correa appears set to issue within days a presidential decree to pave the way for compulsory licensing of patented pharmaceutical products. Local representatives of international pharmaceutical companies point out that a presidential decree is not legally required f [...]	2009-10-21 22:19:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD KIPR EIND EC
09QUITO897	Ecuador Blue Lantern - Post-Shipment Check on License [...] (SBU) Embassy officials spoke with Ecuadorian Army Lieutenant Luna, Commander of the Ecuadorian Army's Fourth Division Reconnaissance Unit, who confirmed that the 35 Bushmaster Patrolman's carbines and 35 M203 grenade launchers were received by the Ecuadorian Joint Command in May 2009. Luna a [...]	2009-10-22 20:09:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC EC
09QUITO899	Mixed Signals from GOE Complicate New Airport Negotiations [...] (C) Summary: Meetings on October 14 and 15 between project lenders, Quiport, and the Quito Mayor's office resulted in a one-page protocol that, if ratified by all parties, would allow the Mayor's office to comply with a recent Constitutional Court proclamation and avoid pushing the new Quito in [...]	2009-10-23 22:39:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAIR ECON EFIN PREL BR CA IDB OPIC EXIM
09QUITO901	AMBASSADOR AND MAYOR BARRERA DISCUSS AIRPORT IN FIRST [...] (SBU) Summary: The new Mayor of Quito, Augusto Barrera, was eager to discuss the airport renegotiation process in his first meeting with the Ambassador on October 16. After a friendly discussion about potential cultural and education exchange programs, Barrera launched into a detailed and str [...]	2009-10-26 22:05:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAIR EFIN PREL ECON BR IDB OPIC EXIM
09QUITO905	Ecuador's Plans to Terminate All Bilateral Investment [...] (C) The Government of Ecuador is preparing to terminate existing Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) with seventeen countries, including the United States, with the goal of replacing them with investment agreements that do not/not include national treatment, allow only local or regional disput [...]	2009-10-27 22:20:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN EC PREL ETRD EINV
09QUITO913	Demarche Delivered: U.S. Candidate for the Civil Service [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Director General for Multilateral Policy and International Organizations Lourdes Puma on October 29th. DG Puma said that while all four proposed candidates were excellent, and Ecuador generally agreed with U.S. policy in [...]	2009-10-29 22:08:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA KUNR EC
09QUITO915	Demarche Delivered: UN Third Committee Priorities [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poloff delivered reftel demarche to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Director General for Multilateral Policy and International Organizations Lourdes Puma on 29 October. DG Puma said Ecuador agreed with the U.S. position that no action motions were not helpful and said the Ecuad [...]	2009-10-29 22:39:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA EC PHUM
09QUITO928	Ecuador's Agriculture Minister to Attend UNGA Food Security [...] This cable is in response to action request in reftel. 2. On September 14, reftel invitation to the UNGA Food Security event and draft statement were delivered to Ecuador's Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries Ramon Leonardo Espinel with a copy to Ambassador Lourdes Puma, Dire [...]	2009-09-24 13:36:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA EC
09QUITO930	GoE TAX REFORMS SEEK TO BOOST REVENUE, LIMIT DOLLAR OUTFLOWS [...] (U) On August 26th the GOE proposed to Congress a tax reform bill, aimed at achieving a more equitable distribution of income, combating tax evasion, and reducing the trade deficit. Private sector representatives say they will have difficulty absorbing the additional costs resulting from the n [...]	2009-09-24 17:39:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV EC
09QUITO933	Government Appointed Commissioner Warns of Narco-Democracy [...] (C) Summary: Francisco Huerta, head of a government-appointed commission investigating the March 2008 Colombian bombing of a FARC camp in Ecuador, warned during October media interviews that Ecuador was becoming a "narco-democracy." A member of Huerta's commission told us on November 4 that [...]	2009-11-05 21:59:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER SNAR PGOV MARR EC CO
09QUITO935	Embassies Quito and Bogota Seek to Improve Cross-Border [...] (C) SUMMARY: An interagency group from Embassy Quito traveled to Bogota on September 24-25 to explore possibilities to improve regional USG coordination as well as opportunities to improve communication and cooperation between the governments of Ecuador and Colombia. The visit yielded a list [...]	2009-11-05 23:27:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID MASS SNAR PTER ASEC EC CO
09QUITO937	Ecuador: Yasuni-ITT Initiative Still Searching for its First [...] (C) Despite Ecuadorean President Correa's frequent claims to be raising funding among European nations for Ecuador's Yasuni-ITT rainforest/oil conservation initiative (Ref A),the reality is that the Europeans are so far skeptical. During an October 27 conference at Chatham House in London, Pr [...]	2009-11-06 19:39:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PREL SENV ECON EC GM UK SP
09QUITO938	ECUADOR ECONOMIC NEWS: CHEVRON FILES FOR ABRITRATION, PLAN [...] (U) The following is a periodic economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. This document is sensitive but unclassified. It should not be disseminated outside of USG channels and should not be posted on the internet. ------- [...]	2009-09-28 14:16:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN EC
09QUITO943	Ecuador Minister states that the GoE will not do business [...] (C ) Summary: Ecuador's Coordinating Minister for Economic Policy, Diego Borja, assured EconCouns November 4 that the GoE will not maintain commercial relations with the Export Development Bank of Iran, a USG-designated entity. Borja asked EconCouns if the USG could provide background informa [...]	2009-11-09 20:51:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EC IR PREL MNUC PARM KNNP
09QUITO945	Ecuador unable to decide on support for U.S. Candidacy to [...] Econoff delivered reftel demarche October 6 to Juan Carlos Apunte, in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Multilateral Relations Division. Despite regular follow-on calls, as of November 10 Ecuador is either unable or unwilling to share its position on the candidacy of the United States for [...]	2009-11-10 21:45:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC IMO EWWT PHSA UK EC
09QUITO947	Ecuador - Information on Security Dialogue [...] (SBU) Embassy Quito responds to the questions in Ref A, as follows: 2. (SBU) Does the United States currently have an established security dialogue with your country? Answer. The U.S. and Ecuador have a Bilateral Dialogue mechanism to discuss a range of issues of bilateral inte [...]	2009-11-10 22:18:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MASS EC
09QUITO949	National Assembly President Cordero's Meeting with [...] (C) Summary: National Assembly President Cordero indicated he shared some of the Ambassador's concern about the GOE's decision to terminate the BIT and promised to discuss it with President Correa. He disowned the report by the former head of the International Relations Commission alleging th [...]	2009-11-12 23:43:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EINV MARR PHUM EAID EC
09QUITO951	CORREA AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS: ATTACKS FROM THE LEFT? [...] (... id: 234456 date: 11/13/2009 0:05 refid: 09QUITO951 origin: Embassy Quito classification: CONFIDENTIAL destination: 09QUITO877 header: INFO LOG-00 AF-00 AID-00 AMAD-00 CIAE-00 INL-00 DODE-00 ANHR-00 DS-00 EAP-00 DHSE-00 OIGO-00 VCI-00 H-00 TEDE-00 IN [...]	2009-11-13 00:05:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB EC
09QUITO963	GOE Defensive on Benefits of Correa's Trip to UK and Russia [...] (SBU) Summary: President Rafael Correa's visits to the UK and Russia on October 26-30 have elicited media carping on the large delegation, Correa's statement about considering recognition of Ossetia and Abkhazia, and what were seen as meager outcomes. Correa's backers and the MFA defended the [...]	2009-11-17 21:36:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN MARR KPKO KHDP EC RS GG UK

09QUITO965	Demarche on Country Specific Resolutions at UNGA - Ecuador [...] (C) Embassy delivered reftel points to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on November 16, upon her return from travel. Puma said that she believed that Ecuador would continue its previous practice of voting against any no-action motions, but said that she was unaware of how [...]	2009-11-17 21:52:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA EC IR
09QUITO967	ECUADOR ON U.S. CANDIDACY FOR IMO COUNCIL [...] (C) PolOff delivered Ref A points to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on November 16, following a previous Embassy demarche (Ref B). Puma said that Ecuador was aware that 11 countries were competing for the ten positions on the International Maritime Organization Council [...]	2009-11-17 22:05:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL IMO EWWT PHSA UK EC
09QUITO969	Ecuador on U.S. Candidacy for IDLO [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel points to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on November 16. Puma said that Ecuador was not heavily involved in the International Development Law Organization (IDLO),and was still reviewing possible candidacies for the Director General positi [...]	2009-11-17 22:06:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PREL TBIO EAID WHO EC
09QUITO971	Ecuador on U.S. Candidacy for WHO Executive Board [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel points to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on November 16. Puma said that Ecuador understood the importance of the USG's leadership and contributions to the World Health Organization (WHO) and Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Puma sai [...]	2009-11-17 22:16:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL TBIO EAID WHO EC
09QUITO973	GOE "EXPLAINS" TERMINATION OF INVESTMENT TREATIES... [...] (SBU) Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Falconi explained the reasoning behind the GoE's decision to terminate 13 bilateral investment treaties (BITs) during a November 12 meeting with Embassy representatives of the affected countries. Falconi reiterated the GoE's claim that Ecuador's 2008 Constitu [...]	2009-11-17 22:43:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON EC
09QUITO98	ECUADOR MODIFIES TRADE MEASURES [...] (U) Summary: On January 27 and January 30, the GOE modified its balance of payment (BOP) safeguard measures and standards conformity procedures, in response to importer concerns. The safeguard measures will not be applied to products in transit before the measure went into effect on January [...]	2009-02-06 21:39:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EFIN EC
09QUITO981	LIBERTAD ACT: ECUADOR-CUBA RELATIONS [...] (U) The Embassy provides the following information on the relationship between the Cuban government and Ecuador in response to Ref A. 2. (C) Ecuador has not worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba, nor has it undertaken governmental action to condemn huma [...]	2009-11-19 22:35:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ETTC ETRD PREL CU EC
09QUITO983	ECUADOR CONFIRMS IT WILL NOT RECOGNIZE HONDURAN ELECTION RESULTS [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-23 22:34:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EC HO PGOV PREL XK XM
09QUITO985	Ecuador Demarche Response - Opposing Anti-Israel UNGA [...] (C) PolOff delivered Ref A points on November 19, but has not been able to obtain a substantive response. However, based on previous demarches (Refs B and C),and with Ecuador's deepening relations with Iran, Post believes that the GOE is not likely to change its previous practice of voting in [...]	2009-11-23 22:42:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA KPAL EC IS LE SY
09QUITO992	REQUEST FOR SOURCE/ORIGIN WAIVER: PROCUREMENT OF VEHICLE FOR [...] Issue: Post requests a source origin waiver from geographic code 000 (United States only) to geographic code 935 (special free world) to permit the procurement of one vehicle in the host country local market for operational use by the National Police's DINAPEN unit, an anti-trafficking and hum [...]	2009-10-13 15:44:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR SMIG AMGT KCRM
09QUITO998	CORREA PROMOTES LOCAL PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTION [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED 2. (SBU) Summary. The head of Ecuador's Intellectual Property Institute (IEPI) denies the GoE intends to annul all pharmaceutical patents, as public statements by President Correa on September 26 suggested. However, the government is undertaking a review of p [...]	2009-10-13 20:16:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR EIND EC
09QUITO999	PRM DAS Robinson Visit to Quito and Ecuador's Northern [...] (C) SUMMARY. Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) DAS David Robinson visited Ecuador on November 5-6 to discuss refugee programs and conditions. During meetings with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Government and Police, and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, R [...]	2009-11-25 23:44:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREF PGOV PTER KCRM SMIG SNAR SOCI EC CO
10QUITO100	Fiscal Transparency in Ecuador [...] (U) Post provides the following information on the transparency of the government of Ecuador's budget, keyed to questions in reftel. 2. (SBU) Is the central government expected to receive funding under the FY 2010 SFOAA? Yes. In 2009, overall USG assistance to Ecuador amounted to [...]	2010-01-27 19:56:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AID EAID ECON EFIN PREL EC
10QUITO101	Ecuador's Push for Conditions-Free Foreign Assistance has [...] (C) Events over the last year demonstrate that the Correa government is intent on exerting as much control as possible over assistance flows and projects in Ecuador, although so far not to the extent of losing assistance Ecuador needs. The GoE's hyper-nationalistic philosophy has economic nati [...]	2010-02-24 20:56:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID ECON EFIN PREL SNAR MARR EC
10QUITO102	Ecuador Economic News, December 2009 - January 2010 [...] (U) The following is a periodic economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that were not reported by individual cables during the December 2009-January 2010 timeframe. This document is sensitive but unclassified. It should not be disseminated outside of USG channels and sho [...]	2010-01-27 20:17:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EFIN EINV USTR EC
10QUITO103	Ecuador Rejects FATF Decision to Place it on High-Risk List [...] (C) The Ecuadorian government has reacted vehemently against the February 18 Financial Action Task Force (FATF) statement that Ecuador has not committed sufficiently to addressing strategic deficiencies in its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism finance regime. President Correa and sen [...]	2010-02-25 23:07:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV KJUS KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR EC
10QUITO11	NO REAL THREAT TO CORREA ON THE HORIZON [...] (C) Summary: Workers, students, teachers, and indigenous groups have announced protests against the government during January 2010, as is often the case for this time of year. At the same time, President Rafael Correa has alleged a military-led attempt to destabilize the government, the Minist [...]	2010-01-15 18:08:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB MARR EC
10QUITO126	Sporting Goods Sales of Nike and Avia Products in Ecuador [...] (SBU) Summary. Less than a week after an information technology delegation met with GoE officials to encourage them to dismantle balance of payments safeguards that have been in place since January 2009 (septel),representatives of Nike and a local sporting goods retailer met with the Emba [...]	2010-02-02 14:01:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON USTR WTRO EC
10QUITO128	REQUEST FOR SOURCE/ORIGIN WAIVER: PROCUREMENT OF SIX [...] (SBU) Issue: Post requests a source origin waiver from geographic code 000 (United States only) to geographic code 935 (Special Free World) to permit the procurement of vehicles in the Host Country local market for operational use by the Ecuadorian National Police's Sensitive Investigative Uni [...]	2010-02-02 15:20:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR
10QUITO130	GOE BACKS OFF PROPOSED 50 PERCENT INCREASE IN MINIMUM WAGE [...] (SBU) Ecuador's President Correa has publicly championed the idea of a "dignified wage" since taking office in 2007, and this concept is enshrined in the country's 2008 Constitution. Last year, Correa frequently called for an almost 50% increase in the minimum wage to reach his definition of [...]	2010-02-02 17:13:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB EINV EC
10QUITO148	FY-2010 NAS ECUADOR PD&S REQUEST [...] Following is NAS Ecuador's FY-2010 PD&S budget submission as requested by reftel: NON OBJECT FY 2009 RECURRING PROPOSED FY 2010 CLASS OBLIGATIONS ITEMS INCREASES PLAN 1112 167,000 0 4,810 171,8 [...]	2010-02-08 15:16:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR AFIN AMGT
10QUITO154	Ecuador Economic News February 1 - February 8, 2010 [...] (U) The following is a periodic economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. This document is sensitive but unclassified. It should not be disseminated outside of USG channels and should not be posted on the Internet. ----------- [...]	2010-02-08 22:48:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN SENV EC
10QUITO160	UNASUR Stresses South-South Assistance to Haiti [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a UNASUR summit meeting in Quito on February 9, presidents and other representatives from member countries approved a $100 million UNASUR fund for Haiti and requested a $200 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank that would be repaid by UNASUR member states. [...]	2010-02-09 23:49:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID EFIN MARR EC HA CO XR
10QUITO162	GOE EXTENDS BOP SAFEGUARDS BY SIX MONTHS, ELIMINATES [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy has confirmed that Ecuador's Foreign Trade and Investment Council (COMEXI) has developed a definitive schedule to eliminate the balance of payments (BoP) safeguards within six months. The safeguards were supposed to be eliminated by their one year anniversary on Jan [...]	2010-02-10 18:44:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON WTRO USTR EC
10QUITO176	Child Labor and Forced Labor in Ecuador for DOL Reporting [...] The following is Embassy Quito's response to the request for child labor and forced labor information for DOL congressional reporting requirements (Ref A). ---------------------------- TASKING 1/TVPRA ---------------------------- 2. Q. Action request for tasking 1/TVPRA: Posts liste [...]	2010-02-11 22:00:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI EC
10QUITO188	Ecuador: S/GWI Project Proposals [...] Embassy Quito submits the following two proposals for consideration by the Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues small grant initiative. Both proposals were submitted by respected local organizations with the capacity to achieve the stated goals and meet USG requirements for accountabil [...]	2010-02-18 16:08:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KWMN KPAO PHUM AID EC
10QUITO190	Ecuador Economic News February 8 - 12, 2010 [...] (U) The following is a periodic economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. This document is sensitive but unclassified. It should not be disseminated outside of USG channels and should not be posted on the Internet. -------- [...]	2010-02-18 19:38:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EPET EC
10QUITO212	Repatriation Request: Marcelo Fabian Aldas [...] NAME AND DPOB: Marcelo Fabian Aldas 2. DPOB: September 23, 1943; Carchi, Ecuador 3. PASSPORT DATA: 016421071 issued on February 29, 2000; Full Validity 4. PERSONS TO CONTACT: Carmela Burbano, wife, 703-431-8090 5. POST ACTION TO DATE: ConOff has extensively liaise [...]	2010-02-23 20:14:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC AFIN SSA
10QUITO25	Celebration of Correa's Three Years in Power [...] (C) Summary: President Correa's PAIS movement celebrated on January 16 the third anniversary of the government of the "Citizens' Revolution." The festive event gathered over 80,000 people who cheered President Correa (although some attendees were reportedly coerced). While listing his governm [...]	2010-01-20 21:05:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON MARR SENV PHUM PREL EC
10QUITO27	TFAH01: Ecuador on assistance for Haiti [...] (U) Poloff delivered points (refs A-C) to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Coordination and Planning Galo Yepez, and Acting Director General for North American Affairs Fernando Chavez. Both officials expressed their support for current U.S. assistance efforts and the need for mil [...]	2010-01-20 21:34:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM MARR UN HA EC
10QUITO31	Corrected: TFAH01: Ecuador on assistance for Haiti [...] (U) Poloff delivered points (refs A-C) to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Coordination and Planning Galo Yepez, and Acting Director General for North American Affairs Fernando Chavez. Both officials expressed their support for current U.S. assistance efforts and the need for mil [...]	2010-01-21 19:05:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM MARR UN HA EC
10QUITO33	New Foreign Minister Patino from Left Side of Correa's [...] (C) Summary: On January 21, President Rafael Correa named Ricardo Patino as Ecuador's foreign minister, applauding Patino's loyalty to Correa's political project and great ideological consistency. A political fixer in Correa's small inner circle, Patino has had very limited contact with the [...]	2010-01-21 23:21:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV EFIN PTER EC VE
10QUITO35	TFAH01: Ecuador's President intends to visit Haiti on [...] (SBU) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Coordination and Planning Galo Yepez informed Poloff and DAO representative that Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa intends to visit Haiti on January 28. Yepez emphasized repeatedly that Correa would visit Port-au-Prince in his capacity as P [...]	2010-01-22 20:12:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID UN HA EC
10QUITO37	China cautiously seeks to expand commercial interests in [...] (C) China's Ambassador to Ecuador, Cai Runguo, told Ambassador January 15 that the PRC is moving forward with negotiations with the GoE on financing various commercial projects, but that Ecuadorian President Correa's criticisms of China's tough negotiating position had caused some concern in B [...]	2010-01-26 22:21:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN SENV ENRG EC CH
10QUITO43	Ecuador: H1N1 Update [...] As of January 22, there were 2,251 cases of H1N1 reported in Ecuador, with 96 confirmed fatalities. The first H1N1 infection in Ecuador was recorded in May of 2009, and roughly 70% of the reported cases have affected people between the ages of one and 29. The disease is concentrated primarily [...]	2010-01-27 18:08:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC AMED KFLU ECON EAID ETRD
10QUITO45	GOE Expectations for Secretary Meeting with Correa as UNASUR [...] (C) Summary: The Secretary's January 15 letter to President Correa in his capacity as interim leader of UNASUR was portrayed by the Ecuadorian press and GOE as the Secretary agreeing to meet with UNASUR on the U.S.-Colombia Defense Cooperation Agreement. Assistant Secretary Valenzuela's comme [...]	2010-01-27 23:14:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KTIA EC CO XR
10QUITO53	Ecuador Rebuffs International Companies on Balance of [...] (C) Three of the most recognizable companies in the world, Apple, RIM (Blackberry),and Nokia, concluded a three-day visit to Ecuador in January with the impression that they have limited to no ability to influence GoE trade and investment decisions. In attempting to convince GoE officials to [...]	2010-02-02 14:38:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD EFIN COM USTR ECPS PREL EC
10QUITO54	Embassy Quito Request for Funding of Biotech Proposal [...] Summary. In response to reftel, Embassy Quito is requesting funding for a biotech proposal as part of the Department of State's 2010 Biotech Outreach Program. The project is focused on informing a key group of journalists who, by providing accurate information on biotech issues, have the [...]	2010-01-15 22:33:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO EC
10QUITO56	Delivery of Response Letter to UNASUR Invitation [...] (SBU) The Embassy delivered Ref A letter under cover of a diplomatic note to the Foreign Ministry, and a copy to the President's office, on January 15. CHRITTON [...]	2010-01-19 20:58:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR OPDC US EC
10QUITO61	Ecuador agrees to support U.S. CITES shark proposal and [...] (Summary) Ecuador's head delegate to the March CITES COP-15 in Doha, Qatar, told the Embassy January 29 that the GoE will support both U.S. CITES proposals on sharks and sent a letter confirming Ecuador's support. In discussions January 27 the Vice-Minister of the Environment told emboff [...]	2010-02-04 17:16:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA AORC UNEP EC
10QUITO65	Ecuador Calls UNASUR Presidential Meeting on Haiti [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Correa visited Haiti in his capacity as UNASUR interim president on January 29. Correa has since called for an emergency meeting of UNASUR presidents on Haiti on February 9 in Quito, which may include Haitian President Preval. Meanwhile, UNASUR vice defense ministers [...]	2010-02-05 00:13:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID MARR EFIN SNAR EC HA CO XR
10QUITO75	GOE REVIEWS INITIAL COMPULSORY LICENSE PETITIONS [...] (C) Summary. Ecuador's Intellectual Property Institute (IEPI) has received two compulsory license petitions under procedures issued on January 15. The procedures provide the detailed follow-up to Presidential Decree 118, issued in October 2009 (refs A and B),which established access to m [...]	2010-02-10 21:50:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETRD KIPR EINV EC
10QUITO77	New Quito Airport's Phoenix-like Rebirth; Action Request on [...] (C) Department assistance requested; please see paragraph 12. 2. (C) Summary: President Correa met February 4 with the developers/financers of the new Quito International Airport (NQIA),including OPIC and Ex-Im bank officials, and reassured them that they had his full suppo [...]	2010-02-10 22:46:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR EFIN ECON OPIC EXIM PREL IDB EC
10QUITO79	FURTHER DELAYS ON AGREEMENT FOR MILITARY COOPERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The DCM and embassy officers met with MFA Under Secretary for Bilateral Affairs Leonardo Arizaga on February 10 to seek clarification on the reasons for the delay in the GOE's signing of a diplomatic note on status of forces for military exercises and cooperation. Arizaga explain [...]	2010-02-11 22:40:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL KTIA MASS MOPS EC US
10QUITO87	Ecuador's Minister of Non-Renewable Natural Resources [...] (C) Summary. During a February 2 courtesy call with Ambassador, Minister for Non-Renewable Natural Resources Germanico Pinto reiterated the GoE's intention to focus on partnerships with foreign state-owned companies for exploration and development within the mining and petroleum sectors, but [...]	2010-02-17 14:25:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET EMIN SENV ETRD EFIN USTR EC
10QUITO88	REQUEST FOR SOURCE/ORIGIN WAIVER: PROCUREMENT OF VEHICLES [...] Issue: Post requests a source origin waiver from geographic code 000 (United States only) to geographic code 935 (special free world) to permit the procurement of vehicles in the Host Country local market for operational use by the Ecuadorian National Police's DINAPEN Guayaquil unit. Co [...]	2010-01-26 19:10:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR
10QUITO9	DISORGANIZED LABOR: LOTS OF TALK, LITTLE COLLECTIVE ACTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Union leaders are calling for strikes beginning on January 15, ostensibly to protest the "insufficient" rise in the minimum wage, which will go from 218 dollars to 240 dollars in 2010. However, worker protests are unlikely to amount to much, since organized labor in Ecuador is [...]	2010-01-14 17:57:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ELAB PHUM EC
10QUITO93	Ecuador Response - Discouraging Recognition of Abkhazia and [...] (C) PolCouns raised recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia (Ref A) with MFA Multilateral Affairs Under Secretary Arturo Cabrera on February 11, noting that by chance an embassy poloff had met Abkhazia Vice Foreign Minister at a conference in Quito in December 2009. Cabrera said that the MF [...]	2010-02-22 14:41:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PNAT PREL GG RS EC XG
10QUITO94	REQUEST FOR SOURCE/ORIGIN WAIVER: PROCUREMENT OF VEHICLES [...] Issue: Post requests a source origin waiver from geographic code 000 (United States only) to geographic code 935 (special free world) to permit the procurement of vehicles in the Host Country local market for operational use by the Ecuadorian National Police's Judicial Police Airport unit at t [...]	2010-01-27 13:55:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR
10QUITO95	Ecuador Response - Reinforcing MINUSTAH [...] (C) PolCouns raised Ecuador's role in MINUSTAH with MFA Multilateral Affairs Under Secretary Arturo Cabrera on February 11. Cabrera said that Ecuador was planning to increase its financial and personnel support of MINUSTAH. He told us that he personally would like to see the Ecuadorian person [...]	2010-02-22 15:58:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SOCI MCAP MARR ASEC EFIN KJUS KPKO EC HA
10QUITO96	GoE Response to Demarche on Balance of Payments Safeguard [...] (SBU) Summary. In response to ref A demarche on balance of payments (BoP) safeguards, GoE officials assured Emboffs the government will publish by February 6 a schedule for the progressive reduction of the safeguards, leading to their total elimination in six months. Our interlocutors ar [...]	2010-01-27 15:26:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON WTRO USTR EC

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