Ecuador inaugurated on Friday an Embassy in Rabat, its first diplomatic mission in the Maghreb region, at a ceremony attended by Ecuadorian Foreign Minister, Gabriela Sommerfeld, and her Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita. During the inauguration ceremony, Sommerfeld stated that the opening of the embassy marks the beginning of a new era of dynamism in Morocco-Ecuador […]
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Ecuador deems autonomy initiative as basis to resolve Sahara regional dispute
Ecuador reaffirmed that the Morocco-proposed Autonomy Initiative represents “the basis” to resolve the regional dispute over the Sahara. This position was voiced by Ecuadorian Foreign Minister, Gabriela Sommerfeld, during a joint press briefing with her Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita, following talks in Rabat on Friday. Ecuador, aligning with the majority of UN member states, also […]
Ecuador to open an embassy in Morocco, its first in the Maghreb
Ecuador announced plans to open an embassy in Morocco, which will be Ecuador’s first diplomatic representation in the Maghreb. The announcement was made at a press briefing by Ecuadorian Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabriela Sommerfeld following a meeting Saturday in Quito with his Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita, who represented King Mohammed VI at the official […]
After it suspended recognition of pseudo- ‘sadr’, Ecuador highlights importance of Morocco’s autonomy initiative for Sahara
Ecuador’s Foreign Minister Gabriela Sommerfeld reiterated, on Monday, her country’s decision to suspend its recognition of the self-proclaimed “sadr” and emphasized the importance of the Autonomy Initiative for the Sahara region, proposed by Morocco in 2007. During a virtual meeting with her Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita, Sommerfeld took the opportunity to reaffirm Ecuador’s decision, taken […]
Ecuador closes Polisario’s representation, asks separatists to leave the country
The Republic of Ecuador has officially begun the process of revoking its recognition of the so called “Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic” (SADR), self-proclaimed by the separatist Polisario group that it had previously recognized in 1983 and allowed to establish a so-called “embassy” in the country in 2009. The decision to end diplomatic relations with the […]
Sahara: Ecuador Halts Recognition of Self-Proclaimed ‘SADR’, another Blow to Algeria and Polisario
The Republic of Ecuador decided Tuesday to suspend its recognition of the so-called “SADR”, dealing another hard blow to Algeria and its Polisario puppet which continue to suffer diplomatic setbacks and international isolation. Ecuador’s Foreign Minister Gabriela Sommerfeld informed Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita about her country’s sovereign decision during a telephone call. Quito’s decision comes […]
Polisario uses Algerian taxpayers’ money to buy private clinics in Latin America
Polisario leaders have a long history of embezzlement in connivance with the corrupt and feckless Algerian Generals who are using the separatist group in their international money-laundering operations. Several foreign independent bodies including the European Anti-Fraud Office have confirmed and denounced the systematic diversion of humanitarian aid by Polisario leaders who accumulated huge wealth. They […]
Ecuador seizes over 600 kg of cocaine bound for Tunisia
Police in Ecuador seized 656.7 kg of cocaine dissimulated in a container bound for Tunisia, Business News reports. Fausto Buenaño Castillo, Chief of the Latin American country’s police, told media that security forces found the cocaine hidden in a container supposed to carry banana, during an operation dubbed “Víspera”. The drug shipment, estimated at $42 […]
Ecuador FM: Morocco, a reference country in Maghreb & Africa
Morocco is a reference country in the Maghreb region and in the African continent, said Ecuador’s foreign minister Mauricio Montalvo at a meeting held lately in Quito with Moroccan ambassador to Ecuador, Ms. Farida Loudaya. During the meeting, the Ecuadorian top diplomat also stressed the importance of the geostrategic position of the North African […]
Chile’s Palestinian community opposes arms purchase from Israel
Chilean policy-makers and civil society leaders met on Wednesday in the national congress in the legislative capital Valparaiso to oppose Chile’s purchase of arms from Israel. In the crowded hall “The Thinkers”, Chilean parliamentarians, including the Senate’s president and the Chamber of Deputies’ vice president, launched a “one million signatures for peace” campaign. It aims […]








