US EditionFormer Foreign Minister, Now Member of Parliament, Ricardo Patiño on Why Ecuador Should Not Allow Foreign Military Bases - World BEYOND War
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At present, article 5 of the Constitution states: “Ecuador is a territory of peace. The establishment of foreign military bases or foreign installations for military purposes shall not be permitted. It is prohibited to cede national military bases to foreign armed forces or foreign security forces.” But, on June 3, the Legislative approved the partial reform project to the magna letter proposed by President Daniel Noboa through Executive Decree …
On Tuesday, social organizations and political movements of Ecuador expressed their rejection of the approval by the National Assembly of a reform to article 5 of the Constitution that eliminates the prohibition of establishing foreign military bases in the country. READ ALSO: They denounce in Ecuador the eviction of an indigenous federation in the Amazon By means of a communiqué, the Plurinational Unity Movement Pachakutik reaffirmed its opposi…
Ecuador’s National Assembly approved a constitutional reform that allows the establishment of foreign military bases in the country. The initiative received 82 favorable votes from the 151 legislators, in a second and final debate. This measure, promoted by the ruling party, supposedly seeks to strengthen international cooperation against transnational organized crime. President Daniel Noboa, who since assuming power has not been able to contain…
Latin American Summary, June 3, 2025. The Assembly of Ecuador approved a motion that allows the installation of foreign military bases in the country; in the midst of questions about sovereignty. Ecuador’s re-elected president, Daniel Noboa, under the argument of strengthening his war against drug trafficking, proposed in October the change in the Magna Carta [...] The entry Ecuador. Parliament approves installation of foreign bases was first pu…
Former Foreign Minister, Now Member of Parliament, Ricardo Patiño on Why Ecuador Should Not Allow Foreign Military Bases - World BEYOND War
By World BEYOND War, June 3, 2025 Today in the National Assembly of Ecuador, Ricardo Patiño, former Foreign Minister of Ecuador and now a parliamentarian in Ecuador, spoke against the initiative to amend Article 5 of the Ecuadorian Constitution and allow the establishment of foreign military bases in the country. The post Former Foreign Minister, Now Member of Parliament, Ricardo Patiño on Why Ecuador Should Not Allow Foreign Military Bases appe…
With 82 votes in favour, 60 against and 6 abstentions, the Plenary Assembly approved the constitutional reform proposed by the Government to allow the installation of foreign military bases.
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