Ecuador’s govt gets support from OAS

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The OAS will maintain diplomatic relations with the new government of Ecuador, headed by Alfredo Palacio, the former vice president whom the nation's Congress named to replace President Lucio Gutierrez after it summarily removed the latter from office on April 20

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His own government, Brazil, he noted, "does not engage in the practice of recognizing governments," but maintains "state-to-state relations." In Ecuador, "a government has control of the population, in the best sense of the word, and of the territory. Therefore, we will maintain a relationship with it, and we have already exchanged diplomatic notes" to that effect, he said.

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"We do not want to emit a value judgment. That is a task for Ecuadorians, and for history," Amorim underscored.
"Our concern is not to support one or another government. Our concern is to support Ecuador's institutional system," he insisted.

The solution to Ecuador's political problems "is a matter for Ecuadorians, and we are prepared to cooperate" in that task, he noted.
"We all have to learn from our hits and misses," he continued insisting that the strengthening of democracy in Latin America must be accompanied by "social justice" and a striving to defeat poverty and unemployment.

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[Robbien]

1. Now hopefully Ecuador will back off implementing the IMF restrictions

and use some of their income to develop education and reduce poverty.

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2. Hard to say.

We will have to watch what Palacio tries to do.
The history is for these guys to say one thing and do another.

Edit: I did think the Brazilian comments were good.

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3. Yes, Brazil cut through all the bull and said

Ecuador belongs to the people of Ecuador, unlike BushCo who rushed in trying to order Ecuador around.

I was a little worried OAS would side with BushCo, so this show of support for Ecuador is a welcome sight.