Ambassador of Ecuador to Qatar, Ivonne A Baki, during a press conference, yesterday. Pic: Baher Amin / The Peninsula
A high-level delegation from Ecuador including the Vice-President, Otto Ramon Sennonholzner Sper, will soon visit Qatar during which several agreements are expected to be signed.
Two MoUs will also be signed between the two countries in the fields of culture and ports, said the Ambassador of Ecuador to Qatar, Ivonne A Baki, yesterday.
The delegation will include four ministers in charge of tourism, production, foreign trade, investment and fisheries, culture and transport and public works.
“I would like to seize this opportunity to assure on the strong friendship ties between the State of Qatar and the Republic of Ecuador, which is built on trust. I believe that today is the right moment to renew the trust and strengthen all means of cooperation between the two countries,” said A Baki addressing a press conference held at her official residence in Doha.
“In addition, we are the only Embassy of Ecuador in the Gulf region, and that confirms the recognition of the Ecuadorian Government for the distinctive diplomatic role of Qatar internationally and regionally,” she added.
According to A Baki , Qatar and Ecuador reciprocated high level visits which resulted in a great cooperation and created opportunities to further consolidate the relations during the past two years.
“In October 2018, the Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, started his tour to South America in Ecuador, which was a positive and fruitful visit for both countries where several agreements have been signed in different fields.
“Ecuador is a country of opportunities and is a promising destination for investment. Its door will always be open to friendly countries. From this perspective, I reaffirm that my country is keen to further promote its relations with Qatar. Therefore, a high-level delegation will be visiting Doha soon through which several projects and proposals are expected to be initiated while following up on the implementation of the previously launched projects.”
“In the coming few weeks, we are in a process to sign two important memorandums of understanding, one is on the cooperation on the field of culture between the Government of Ecuador and the Ministry of Culture and Sports. The other one is between the Ministry of Transportation and Public Works of the Republic of Ecuador and Mawani Qatar, which will boost the mutual relations in the fields of culture and transport and create new opportunities for further cooperation between the two countries,” she added. A Baki also emphasised that Ecuador is going through a challenge because of the recent demonstrations which are taking place in Ecuador on the wake of governmental reforms which eliminate fuel subsidy and a pack of economic measures aimed to decrease the budget deficit and safeguard the dollarisation of the economy and its stability.
“I believe that Ecuador, as a government and people will pass together this challenge with positive outcomes for all sides. As recently, the President has offered an open dialogue with the protesters which is promising start to overcome the situation,” she said.
