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Jean Asselborn calls for a rapid return to constitutional normality in Ecuador

Date of release : 16-04-2005

Policy area : General Affairs and External Relations

Event : Informal Meeting of Ministers for Foreign Affairs (Gymnich)


At the close of the informal meeting of the Ministers for Foreign Affairs, Jean Asselborn, chairman of the Council, commented on the declaration of a state of emergency in Ecuador:

"Allow me to say a few words on the situation in Ecuador. We are monitoring with much concern the crisis in Ecuador after the declaration of a state of emergency by  President Gutierrez yesterday. We call for a rapid return to constitutional normality and ask the Ecuadorian Government and the opposition parties to seek a peaceful and negotiated settlement to bring about institutional normality."


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