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      <h1 class="gmail-reader-title">Ecuador: Indigenous Movement and Government Sign Agreement</h1>June 30, 2022</div>

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                                                <p>Representatives of 
Ecuador's indigenous movement signed Thursday a peace agreement with the
 government of Guillermo Lasso, after 18 days of a national strike, 
after reaching several agreements on priority issues to advance the 
dialogue process.</p>                                                     
                                        
                                                                
                                            
                                                 
                                                
                                                 
<p>As reported at a press conference held at the Ecuadorian Episcopal 
Conference in Quito, the parties have reached the following agreements:</p>                                                      
                                        
                                                                
                                            
                                                 
                                                
                                                <p>-. All governors must intensify control operations to prevent and eradicate price speculation.</p>                                                       
                                        
                                                                
                                            
                                                 
                                                
                                                <p>-. The national government declares the health system in an emergency.</p>                                                       
                                        
                                                                
                                            
                                                 
                                                
                                                <p>-. Compensatory public policies will be promulgated for the rural and urban sectors.</p>                                                 
                                        
                                                                
                                            
                                                 
                                                
                                                <p>-. The price of 
gasoline is reduced by US$15 cents per gallon. As a result of 
this decision, the price of gasoline will be US$2.40 and the price of 
diesel will be US$1.75.</p>                                                       
                                        
                                                                
                                            
                                                 
                                                
                                                <p>-. The Lasso 
administration is committed to repealing Decree 95, which reduced the 
State's participation in oil activities and promoted international 
bidding processes for oil fields.</p>                                                     
                                        
                                                                
                                            
                                                 
                                                
                                                 
<p>-. Authorities will reform Decree 151, which is related to mining 
activity in protected environmental areas, intangible zones, 
archaeological zones, and water sources. The reform is expected to 
include provisions to ensure that communities are consulted before 
mining projects are implemented in those territories.</p>                                                 
                                        
                                                                
                                            
                                                 
                                                
                                                <p>-. The Lasso 
administration is committed to repealing the "State of Emergency" as the
 situation in the territories involved begins to return to normal.</p>                                                    
                                        
                                                                
                                            
                                                 
                                                
                                                <p>-. Issues pending resolution will be dealt with in a dialogue process in the next 90 days.</p>                                                   
                                        
                                                                
                                            
                                                 
                                                
                                                <p>The minutes were 
signed by the president of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities
 of Ecuador (Conaie), Leonidas Iza; of the Council of Evangelical 
Indigenous Peoples and Organizations of Ecuador (Feine), Eustaquio 
Tuala; and of the National Confederation of Peasant, Indigenous and 
Black Organizations (Fenocin), Gary Espinoza; as well as the Minister of
 Government, Francisco Jiménez.</p>                                                      
                                        
                                                                
                                            
                                                 
                                                
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                        
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