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09QUITO949 | 2009-11-12 23:43 | 2011-04-29 16:30 | CONFIDENTIAL | Embassy Quito
Appears in these articles: http://www.eluniverso.com/2011/04/24/1/1355/cable-234454.html

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    C O N F I D E N T I A L QUITO 000949

    DEPARTMENT PLEASE PASS USTR BENNETT HARMAN

    E.O. 12958: DECL: 2019/11/12
    TAGS: PREL EINV MARR PHUM EAID EC
    SUBJECT: National Assembly President Cordero's Meeting with
    Ambassador

    CLASSIFIED BY: H...

    id: 234454
    date: 11/12/2009 23:43
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    C O N F I D E N T I A L QUITO 000949

    DEPARTMENT PLEASE PASS USTR BENNETT HARMAN

    E.O. 12958: DECL: 2019/11/12
    TAGS: PREL EINV MARR PHUM EAID EC
    SUBJECT: National Assembly President Cordero's Meeting with
    Ambassador

    CLASSIFIED BY: Heather Hodges, Ambassador; REASON: 1.4(D)

    ¶1.  (C) Summary:  National Assembly President Cordero indicated he
    shared some of the Ambassador's concern about the GOE's decision to
    terminate the BIT and promised to discuss it with President Correa.
    He disowned the report by the former head of the International
    Relations Commission alleging thousands of deaths caused by the
    FOL, and said that the Assembly would responsibly manage the issue.
    He blamed the executive branch for the delay in approving 14 laws
    the Constitution said must be passed by October 14, and promised a
    response to USAID's assistance proposal.  End Summary.

    Bilateral Investment Treaty Termination
    ---------------------------------------

    ¶2.  (C) In a November 6 meeting, the Ambassador raised USG concern
    over the GOE decision to cancel the U.S.-Ecuador Bilateral
    Investment Treaty (BIT) (Ref A).  National Assembly President
    Fernando Cordero responded that termination of 13 such agreements
    is now being debated by the International Relations Commission
    headed by Fernando Bustamante, based on the constitutional
    requirement.  He argued that the terminations would have no
    immediate effect.  The Ambassador countered that in fact the effect
    on potential new investors would be immediate.  Cordero expressed
    concern about this possibility, calling the GOE's decision
    inappropriate and highlighting the need for renegotiation before
    termination.

    ¶3.  (C) The Ambassador pointed out that the MFA had told her that
    under a new investment agreement, the U.S. would be expected to
    direct investment to areas targeted under the GOE's National
    Development Plan.  Cordero termed this a strange idea.  He promised
    he would discuss concerns over termination of the BIT with
    President Correa the following week.  Cordero noted that the
    Assembly had ten business days starting on November 9 to consider
    the GOE's intention to terminate the agreements.  He indicated that
    he thought a solution would be possible.

    FOL Report
    ----------

    ¶4.  (C) The Ambassador then turned to the allegations by the
    International Relations Commission of the Legislative Commission
    that the U.S. Forward Operating Location (FOL) in Manta had caused
    the sinking of many boats and thousands of deaths (Ref B).  She
    emphasized that there was no basis for such allegations.  (Note:
    The Legislative Commission was the interim legislative body, now
    replaced by the National Assembly.)  Cordero replied that the
    Legislative Commission had not made any pronouncement on this
    issue, that instead the then head of the International Relations
    Commission issued a report on a personal basis.  He said the report
    had been submitted to the Prosecutor General's office and that the
    legislature's role had ended there.

    ¶5.  (C) The Ambassador noted that there may had been boardings of
    fishing boats based on suspicion of their carrying illicit drugs,
    and that boardings were done in coordination with Ecuadorian
    authorities.  She stressed that the incidents were too complicated
    to treat politically and were best handled by the Prosecutor
    General's office.  She pointed out that International Relations
    Commission president Fernando Bustamante had told her that he
    planned to continue the investigation of the FOL.  Cordero said the
    disadvantage of the International Relations Commission was that it
    handled primarily treaties and had little role in formulating laws
    (the implication being that the Commission had nothing else to do,
    so was attracted to investigating the FOL).  He assured the
    Ambassador that any investigation would be responsibly managed.

    Timeline for Key Laws; USAID Assistance Proposal
    --------------------------------------------- ---

    ¶6.  (C) Seeking to explain the National Assembly's failure to pass
    11 of 14 laws that the Constitution required be approved by October
    14, Cordero placed the blame on the Executive, saying that four of
    the draft laws did not reach the Assembly until a month after it
    convened on July 31, which did not leave the Assembly enough time.
    He said eight of the laws were now already under consideration by
    the plenary, and two of those were now undergoing the second
    plenary debate.  Cordero explained that the Assembly had carefully
    planned to have adequate time to pass all required laws by the new
    deadline it had set of February 2010.

    ¶7.  (SBU) USAID's Sergio Guzman thanked Cordero for his assistance
    in appointing a point of contact for USAID and explained that his
    office had sent over a proposal for possible areas of assistance.
    USAID is now waiting for the Assembly's comments.  Cordero seemed
    aware of the proposal and promised that the Assembly would get back
    to USAID the following week.

    CHRITTON

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