2021-01-11 03:06:14 GMT2021-01-11 11:06:14(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
QUITO, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) The presidents of Ecuador and Colombia met on Sunday in the border town of Mataje in the Ecuadoran province of Esmeraldas to verify the progress of a road project that will improve connectivity between the two countries.
Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno and Colombian President Ivan Duque made a joint statement on the project in the area, which is considered to be a hot zone for drug trafficking.
Upon completion, the Mataje River bridge and the Mataje-La Espriella highway will facilitate the transit of goods and services between the port of Tumaco in Colombia, and those of Esmeraldas and San Lorenzo in Ecuador.
2021-01-11 02:35:34 GMT2021-01-11 10:35:34(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
QUITO, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) Ecuador and Colombia agreed on Sunday to continue bilateral coordination to redirect resources from the Binational Border Development and Social Reparation Fund to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 on their common border.
Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno and Colombian President Ivan Duque released a joint statement after visiting the Mataje-La Espriella highway construction project, which will facilitate the transportation of goods and services between the two countries.
In the statement, both leaders expressed their concern about the serious consequences generated by the pandemic in the two countries, particularly in the border area, and reiterated their commitment to continue bilateral coordination on the health emergency such as the reorientation of resources from the Binational Border Development and Social Reparation Fund.
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From PM Modi to British PM Boris Johnson, leaders across the world condemned the storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump.
Leaders around the world condemned the storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump on Wednesday, expressing shock at the chaos unfolding in a country they once relied upon for global leadership.
Amid the global outrage at the storming of the U.S. Capitol building by angry supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump was a persistent strain of glee from those who have long resented the perceived American tendency to chastise other countries for less-than-perfect adherence to democratic ideals.