Indigenous movement in Ecuador suspends dialogue with the government over subsidies

Record ID: 1438146

  • Title: Indigenous movement in Ecuador suspends dialogue with the government over subsidies
  • Date: 23rd October 2019
  • Summary: QUITO, ECUADOR (OCTOBER 23, 2019) (REUTERS) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** EXTERIORS OF ECUADOREAN INDIGENOUS GROUP CONAIE BUILDING NEWS CONFERENCE WITH ECUADOREAN INDIGENOUS GROUP (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) ECUADOREAN INDIGENOUS GROUP CONAIE PRESIDENT, JAIME VARGAS, SAYING: "We have stopped because there was no atmosphere of dialogue, we cannot be at the table while they are chasing us and that is why we have asked for some time." GENERAL OF NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) ECUADOREAN INDIGENOUS GROUP CONAIE PRESIDENT, JAIME VARGAS, SAYING: "We do not want to simply discuss the issue of subsidies. We have asked for it, we want to review the oil contracts that the state has. We want to review the state of public companies like CNT and Petroecuador. Other state companies. Why are there no resources? Why are we living like this? We have also asked Richard Martinez (Ecuador's Finance Minister) that we want to review the agreements, what terms did they agree with the International Monetary Fund?" MEMBERS OF GROUP HOLDING UP HANDS (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) ECUADOREAN INDIGENOUS GROUP CONAIE PRESIDENT, JAIME VARGAS, SAYING: "We have the constitutional right that guarantees our self-determination, self-government, and ancestral or indigenous justice. Within that framework, it has been proposed to create an indigenous, community guard that provides security within our territories, attached to the constitution, of cooperation between ordinary and indigenous justice." VARIOUS OF INDIGENOUS PURIFICATION RITUAL
  • Embargoed: 6th November 2019 20:22
  • Keywords: Indigenous movement Ecuador President Lenin Moreno fuel subsidies paused government two-week protest
  • Location: QUITO, ECUADOR
  • City: QUITO, ECUADOR
  • Country: Ecuador
  • Topics: Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA001B2BL16V
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: The indigenous movement in Ecuador said on Wednesday (October 23) that talks with President Lenin Moreno on fuel subsidies were paused due to the government's "persecution" of its leaders, following a two-week protest that broke out at the beginning of the month.
    In mid-October, Moreno opened a dialogue table with the indigenous movement and other social sectors to stop the violent protests against his austerity measures, and also repealed the decree that put an end to diesel and extra gasoline subsidies.
    Indigenous people seek to include other topics in the debate, such as a review of the agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), oil contracts and the financial situation of public companies.
    The government did not immediately discuss the announcement by the indigenous people.
    Ecuador reached an agreement with the IMF in February for about 4.2 billion dollars.
    (Production: Ignacio Munoz)
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