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To: long-gone who wrote (47356)	1/22/2000 8:27:00 AM
From: lorne	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116762

OT. Almost time for Nato to straighten things out :-) Ecuador Rebellion Denounced JANUARY 21, 23:27 EST By HARRY DUNPHY Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Meeting in emerging session, the 34-nation Organization of American States Friday night unanimously condemned a military-backed rebellion against Ecuador's President Jamil Mahuad. In their resolution the OAS representatives, meeting at Ecuador's request, expressed ''full and firm'' support for Mahaud and warned there would be ''grave consequences in any attempt to destabilize the democratic system.'' The consequences could include suspension of bilateral aid from the United States and other governments, a halt to loans from international lending institutions such as the World Bank and expulsion from the OAS. U.S. Ambassador Luis J. Lauredo said private investors would boycott Ecuador, fearing contracts would not be honored, if there was no constitutional government, and this would reduce jobs available to Ecuadorian citizens. He said shippers would steer clear of an unstable government, making trade more difficult and touching off a wave of price increases for food and other goods that would hit the poor hardest. Lauredo said a meeting to be held in Paris next week to pledge $1 billion to help Ecuador's crippled economy already had been canceled. ''We call on all Ecuadorians to use debate within their assembly as a means to express opinion instead of threatening unconstitutional moves against an elected government,'' Lauredo said. The State Department issued a statement Friday calling the actions of those occupying the National Congress of Ecuador ''unacceptable and contrary to the firm and united position of OAS member nations against unconstitutional changes of government.'' The statement also said the people of Ecuador and the international community expect the armed forces and police to maintain order and defend the constitution. While the State Department said they had no reports of Americans being affected, they did warn U.S. citizens traveling or residing in Ecuador to avoid protest areas and to consider leaving if the situation deteriorates. At the OAS meeting, the ambassadors heard an impassioned plea from Ecuador's representative, Patricio Vivanco, ''to help save democracy in my country, which is in danger. The OAS ''must face up to its obligations to provide support for democracy in this hemisphere. I hope my country will not be forced to leave'' the OAS, Vivanco said. Delegates from Argentina, Mexico and other countries said stronger action than the resolution condemning the rebellion may be needed. The council decided to closely monitor developments before deciding to call a meeting of OAS foreign ministers to decide what the next steps should be. wire.ap.org

To: long-gone who wrote (47356)	1/22/2000 8:30:00 AM
From: lorne	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116762

OT. Former vice president assumes power in Ecuador Vice President Gustavo Noboa took control of Ecuador's government early Saturday after a three-man junta deposed the country's president Jamil Mahuad, junta member Carlos Mendoza said in a statement. Mendoza said he now refused to take part in the junta which orchestrated the overthrow on Friday. Some reports said the junta had now been dissolved. Mendoza, who until Friday had been defense minister in Mahuad's government, added that he had decided to voluntarily leave the military. Mendoza said he had agreed to take part in the coup to prevent protests over the economy which had rocked Ecuador for more than two weeks from turning violent. His statement gave no clue to the whereabouts of Mahuad. The other members of the junta were indigenous leader Antonio Vargas and former Supreme Court judge Carlos Solorzano y Vargas. voila.co.uk