Ecuador halts construction of border wall with Peru

Posted on July 18, 2017 • Filed under: Border Issues, Conflicts, Ecuador, Peru, Politics

panampost.com/elena toledo – The Ecuadorian government informed Peru of its decision to halt the construction of a border wall that had strained diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Maria Fernanda Espinosa made the announcement on the decision to stop the controversial construction project during her visit to Peru.

“Ecuador‘s Foreign Ministry confirms the suspension of the construction of the border wall,” Espinosa said in a statement. The Peruvian government instructed the ambassador in Quito earlier this week to express his indignation at Ecuador’s decision at that time to proceed with the construction of the wall despite objections from Lima.

The government of Ecuador had planned to build a four-meter-high barrier along its western border, located in its southern city of Huaquillas, with the objective of separating it from the Peruvian city of Aguas Verdes, located just across a river. Read Article

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