http://www.granma.cu/ingles/2006/marzo/juev16/13ecuador.html
Ecuadorian Government confronts third day of anti-FTA mobilizations QUITO, March 15-The Ecuadorian government is today confronting the third day of a national indigenous mobilization that has blocked off nearly the entire Andean region of the country in protest against the Free Trade Agreement that Ecuador is negotiating with the United States. Passenger and cargo vehicle traffic is virtually paralyzed in most of the northern, central and southern Andean region due to road blocks created by indigenous activists since Monday, according to national sources and reports from Notimex. The situation became more complicated for the Alfredo Palacio government when Minister of Interior Alfredo Castillo, a man of progressive ideas, resigned in disagreement with the official use of violence that has left seven wounded and 16 detained. The indigenous protest has been joined by an indefinite general strike in two provinces in the central Andean and Amazonian regions of the country in demand of public works. The National Indigenous Confederation of Ecuador (CONAIE), that is heading the mobilization, is also demanding the termination of the state contract with the U.S. transnational Occidental Petroleum (OXY), for not meeting commitments. Sources from the indigenous organization confirmed to Notimex that their president Luis Macas met last night with Felipe Vega, government under-secretary in Latacunga, the capital of Cotopaxi, one of the principal scenarios of the mobilization. The parties did not reach any agreement other than to wait for the Palacio government to respond to the indigenous demands. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] *************************************************************************** Berdikusi dg Santun & Elegan, dg Semangat Persahabatan. Menuju Indonesia yg Lebih Baik, in Commonality & Shared Destiny. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia *************************************************************************** __________________________________________________________________________ Mohon Perhatian: 1. Harap tdk. memposting/reply yg menyinggung SARA (kecuali sbg otokritik) 2. Pesan yg akan direply harap dihapus, kecuali yg akan dikomentari. 3. Reading only, http://dear.to/ppi 4. Satu email perhari: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 5. No-email/web only: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6. kembali menerima email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
