Ecuador to Open Palestine Embassy, President Cancels Visit to ’Israel’

Local Editor

The President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa cancelled his trip to "Israel", scheduled for later this year, in the aftermath of "Israel's" 28 day aggression in the Gaza Strip.

"We must continue to denounce this genocide" he said in an interview with a local radio station, clarifying that the cancellation is in response to "Israel's" aggression in Gaza.

The decision comes after Ecuador recalled its ambassador from "Israel", at the height of Operation Protective Edge.

Correa mentioned that his country was the first in South America to do so.

On Tuesday, Ecuador's Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino announced via Twitter that "Ecuador has decided to open an embassy in Palestine," to join the country's "diplomatic mission in Ramallah" - which he termed, "the heart of Palestine."

In July, El Salvador, Peru and Chile decided to recall their ambassadors for consultations in protest against the military aggression against the besieged Gaza Strip.

The move by the three countries followed a previous week's decision by Brazil and Ecuador to do the same.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team