In historic move, Ecuador shuts US military base »
Posted By berkeley 3 months, 1 week ago in Political NewsUpon a ceremony on the departure of American soldiers from Ecuador's Pacific Manta air base on Friday, the country's Foreign Minister Fander Falconi hailed the US troops' exit from the Hispanic nation and dubbed the stay as 'unconstitutional.'
Referring to the Latin American states, Falconi told the audience that "the great motherland rejects all forms of supervision that attempt to bring about subordination."
Meanwhile, Ecuador's Security Minister, Miguel Carvajal on Friday lauded the reclamation of 'sovereignty' adding, "The Ecuadorean government is very satisfied to comply with a constitutional mandate and deliver on a campaign promise ... by fully recuperating our sovereignty over the Manta base," according to AP.
The 15 remaining US soldiers who were on a ten-year contract to help guard Ecuador against drug traffickers left the country only to be reportedly stationed in Colombia where the government has leased a number of bases to US military on similar grounds.
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