The United States would sign agreements with Ecuador to allow elements of its army to be deployed on the coast of the country, according to the publication of the Washington Examiner.
The United States would sign agreements with Ecuador to allow elements of its army to be deployed on the coast of the country, according to the publication of the Washington Examiner.
“The administration of Joe Biden has quietly signed agreements with Ecuador that will allow the United States to send military forces, on land and on the coast of the South American country, which is heavily affected by the drug cartels that operate in the region . “, assured the portal.
The leader of the Congressional Task Force to Combat Mexican Drug Cartels, Dan Crenshaw, assured the aforementioned media on Thursday that the President of the Republic, Guillermo Lasso, was in Washington to meet with officials of the Department of State and sign the two agreements. .
That day, Crenshaw, who is also a member of the House of Representatives of that country, shared photos through the X platform, where he appeared in a meeting with the president, within the framework of his recent trip to in the United States to participate. in the United Nations General Assembly.
“I have the honor of receiving the president of Ecuador to inform him about our Congressional Task Force to Combat Mexican Drug Cartels. .
The Washington Examiner noted that the State Department has not yet announced the alleged agreements. However, he noted that a representative of the entity confirmed the signing of a maritime support law in an event attended by personnel from the US Coast Guard and the US Department of Defense.
Violence in the country has also seen a disturbing increase, from 5.8 to 25.32 intentional murders per 100,000 inhabitants in the last five years, the highest number since records were kept.
