Ecuador. President Daniel Noboa calls European armies to war with gangs in his country

Ecuador President Daniel Noboa called for European and American armies to get involved in the war with gangs in his country. He emphasized that he needed more soldiers to fight drug production, which are then distributed to the whole world. The statement was fallen less than a month before the second round of presidential elections, in which Noboa is applying for re -election.

Ecuador President Daniel Noboa gave an interview to the BBC station, which appeared on Wednesday. In the conversation, he emphasized that he would like foreign forces to be involved in the war with gangs in his country. – We need more soldiers to fight in this war. 70 percent of world cocaine exists through Ecuador. We need the help of international forces – he appealed.

Asked, what kind of international forces he meant, he emphasized that “not necessarily mercenaries.” – We're talking about armies. American, European, Brazilian special forces. It could be a huge help for us – he pointed out.

Ecuador asks for international forces

Noboa admitted in a conversation that in his country work is already underway to change the constitution, which would allow the creation of foreign military bases and sought to be sought foreign support for the Ecuadorian police and the army. As BBC writes, Noboa must now convince foreign leaders that it is also in their interest to stop the activity of gangs in Ecuador.

In recent years, violence has intensified in Ecuador, and competitive gangs have been fighting for control over the most important drug trails. Noboa conducts a hard policy towards the porches, but critics accuse him of being too brutal.

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A call to Donald Trump

According to the Ecuadorian president, the criminal group in his country began to act as gangs, but now they are already “international drug-terrorist groups”. The politician admitted that he would like to be Donald Trump He did the same with gangs in Ecuador in the case of Mexican gangs, i.e. he would consider them terrorist organizations. “I would be grateful if the fate of Lobos, Los Choneros, Los Tiguerones as terrorist groups, because they are, because they are,” he emphasized.

Noboa emphasizes that his country needs help, because its economy is much smaller than the economy of European countries and USAwhere most of the smuggled drugs go. At the same time, he pointed out that drug smuggling and illegal mining annually generates illegal revenues worth $ 30 billion in his country.

On April 13, the second round of presidential elections in Ecuador will take place. In the first Noboa he received only 0.5 percent. More votes than his main opponent, leftist Luis González. The main topic of the campaign is security.

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