Ecuadorian President seeks expansion of ties with Venezuela
The Ecuadorian dignitary will land in the city of Puerto Ordaz and there will be the Ayacucho countryside, in the Orinoco Oil Belt, where they removed some 150 thousand barrels per day, supplying the refinery in his country of Manta.
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With his visit to Venezuela today, the Ecuadorian president, Rafael Correa, seeks expansion of economic and political ties between Caracas and Quito that approach also integrationist projects in the region.

The Ecuadorian dignitary will land in the city of Puerto Ordaz and there will be the Ayacucho countryside, in the Orinoco Oil Belt, where they removed some 150 thousand barrels per day, supplying the refinery in his country of Manta.

In addition, we will travel to SIDOR (Siderurgica del Orinoco), recently nationalized by the Venezuelan government, of which Ecuador will receive raw materials to develop the steel sector, said the Ecuadorian ambassador here, Rene Vargas.

However, Correa not deliver on Saturday the country since his weekly radio as had been announced, said Vargas, as the statesman plans to go to an event in Guayaquil overlooking the referendum next September to approve the constitution.

The diplomatic representative described Correa and his Venezuelan counterpart, Hugo Chávez, dreamers of Latin American integration, Prensa Latina reported.

Both presidents are working for integration, Correa is animator of such integration is the leader and Chavez said the Venezuelan diplomat to Television.

Correa and Chavez have different personalities, but both believe in the unity of South American countries, he said.

The Ecuadorian representative will travel accompanied by their foreign ministers, Maria Isabel Salvador, and the Petroleum and Mines, Galo Chiriboga, and several businessmen.