President of Ecuador: We do not want to cut our relations with Russia

According to the international group Tasnim news agency, the president of Ecuador, Daniel Nuboa, said that his country, despite the existing tensions regarding the possible transfer of Russian-made weapons to the United States in exchange for receiving weapons and new equipment, does not seek to cut ties with Russia.

In an interview with an Ecuadorian TV channel, he emphasized that we do not want to cut off our relations with Russia.

Noboa announced on January 10 that Ecuador plans to send weapons made by Russia and Ukraine to the United States, and in exchange they will receive new equipment and weapons worth about 200 million dollars. Following these statements, Vladimir Sprinchan, the Russian ambassador to Ecuador, said: “Moscow warns Quito that the transfer of these weapons to America will be considered as an unfriendly step by Ecuador.”

He noted that despite Moscow’s protest, this equipment we transfer to America and in exchange we receive new equipment and weapons. We have come to the conclusion that Russian weapons are old and scrap metal. According to international agreements, military vehicles and equipment, except these scrap iron, cannot be transferred.

Noboa pledged that Ecuador will continue the contract with Russia in any way.

Meanwhile, the Russian Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation notes Kurds According to the bilateral military cooperation agreement with Ecuador, Quito cannot transfer Moscow-made military products to a third country without the written permission of Russia.

Lara Richardson of the US Southern Command said this month that Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua and six other countries Latin America has Russian-made weapons, and Washington is willing to exchange them for new American-made weapons if the above countries agree to transfer them to Ukraine.

Noboa made these statements while the crisis of armed internal conflicts has intensified in this country. On January 9, the president of Ecuador declared a state of emergency and martial law for 60 days following armed conflicts and chaos in his country.

Following the escape of a powerful Ecuadorian gang leader known as “Fito” from prison The government of this country declared a state of emergency. Following this incident, Ecuador witnessed a series of attacks, including explosions and the kidnapping of several police officers.

With the escape of the leader of the criminals and the government’s attempt to re-arrest him, the criminal groups Gunmen attacked several places in Ecuador, including a TV station, a university and government and public places, and took several hostages.

Unpublished images of the Ecuadorian capital showed that Following the shooting in several parts of the city, people are afraid and anxious, and chaos reigned over this city for several hours..

The media reported that ” Jose Adolfo Macias, known as Fito, who is the head of the criminal group “Los Chonros”, has been arrested by the government forces and chaos has ended in Ecuador .

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