News - Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/ecuador/news/?xtor=RSS-1 en Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/local/cache-vignettes/L144xH72/visuel_defaut_une_fd-44916-890bc.jpg?1702480412 https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr?xtor=RSS-1 Ecuador - Situation (10 Jan. 2024) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/ecuador/news/article/ecuador-situation-10-jan-2024?xtor=RSS-1 France is closely monitoring the situation in Ecuador and expresses its concern over the acts of violence and hostage-taking that occurred on 9 January. France expresses its solidarity with the Ecuadorian people and its full support for the rule of law in Ecuador. We ask French nationals living in Ecuador to exercise the utmost caution and closely follow developments in the situation, referring to the instructions issued by the French Embassy in Quito. French people planning to travel to (…) 2024-01-10 18:52:57 59733_277207 Ecuador – Assassination of Fernando Villavicencio (10.08.23) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/ecuador/news/article/ecuador-assassination-of-fernando-villavicencio-10-08-23?xtor=RSS-1 The assassination of Fernando Villavicencio in Ecuador on August 9 was a barbaric act and an attack on democracy, which we condemn in the strongest possible terms. A former legislator and a journalist who was known for his investigative reporting on corruption, Fernando Villavicencio was a candidate in the Ecuadorian presidential elections slated for August 20. We offer our condolences to Fernando Villavicencio's loved (…) 2023-08-10 17:00:20 59733_274710 Ecuador - Earthquake (20.03.23) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/ecuador/news/article/ecuador-earthquake-20-03-23?xtor=RSS-1 France offers its condolences to the families of the victims of the earthquake that struck Ecuador, leaving roughly fifteen people dead and hundreds more injured. Sadly, one person also died in Peru. France stands with Ecuador and Peru and expresses its solidarity with the Ecuadorian and Peruvian authorities and people. 2023-03-22 10:50:20 59733_272136 Ecuador – Franck Riester's visit (Dec. 8, 2021) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/ecuador/news/article/ecuador-franck-riester-s-visit-dec-8-2021?xtor=RSS-1 Franck Riester, Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness, attached to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, will be in Ecuador on December 8. He will be hosted by Ecuador's President, Guillermo Lasso, and he will meet with Julio José Prado, Minister of Production, Foreign Trade, Investment and Fisheries; Simón Cueva, Minister of Economy and Finance; Juan Carlos Bermeo, Minister of Energy and Non-Renewable Natural Resources; and Marcelo Cabrera, Minister of (…) 2021-12-07 18:33:20 59733_263043