The U.S. Embassy in Quito disclosed the agenda of the U.S. delegation visiting Ecuador in the context of the internal armed conflict, decreed by President Daniel Noboa to crack down on organized crime.

Authorities from both countries announced on Tuesday the arrival of the U.S. military equipment and personnel from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to the South American nation.

The U.S. delegation including Christopher Dodd, President Joe Biden’s advisor for the Americas, held talks on Tuesday with the Attorney General Diana Salazar to speed up bilateral cooperation.

In turn, on Wednesday, Ecuador’s Constitutional Court gave green light to two agreements that former President Guillermo Lasso (2021-2023) agreed with the United States to authorize the presence of U.S. civilian and military personnel in that nation.

The current Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Gabriela Sommerfeld considered the Court’s decision to authorize the two agreements without the need for Legislative approval as good news.

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