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Viewing cable 07QUITO3, CODEL REID MEETING WITH PRESIDENT-ELECT CORREA

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07QUITO3 2007-01-03 09:07 2011-08-30 01:44 CONFIDENTIAL Embassy Quito
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FM AMEMBASSY QUITO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 5966
INFO RUEHBO/AMEMBASSY BOGOTA PRIORITY 6287
RUEHCV/AMEMBASSY CARACAS PRIORITY 2247
RUEHLP/AMEMBASSY LA PAZ JAN 0296
RUEHPE/AMEMBASSY LIMA PRIORITY 1250
RUEHGL/AMCONSUL GUAYAQUIL PRIORITY 1632
RHMFISS/CDR USSOUTHCOM MIAMI FL PRIORITY
C O N F I D E N T I A L QUITO 000003 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHDC 
TREASURY FOR SGOOCH 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/02/2017 
TAGS: PREL PGOV SNAR CVIS ETRD ECON EFIN EINV EC
SUBJECT: CODEL REID MEETING WITH PRESIDENT-ELECT CORREA 
 
Classified By: Charge d'Affaires Jefferson T. Brown for Reasons 1.4(b) 
and (d) 
 
1. (C) Summary.  In a wide ranging conversation with Codel 
Reid, president-elect Rafael Correa asked for better 
treatment of Ecuadorian migrants, welcomed Sen. Reid's 
statement that he would work for ATPA extension, expressed a 
commitment to combat narcotic trafficking, complained 
vociferously about Colombian spraying along the border, 
reaffirmed that the Manta FOL agreement would not be renewed, 
stressed his commitment to combat corruption, and asserted 
that the Occidental Petroleum case is closed from Ecuador's 
perspective.  End summary. 
 
2.  (U) Senator Harry Reid, accompanied by Senators Durbin, 
Conrad, Gregg, Bennett and Salazar, met on December 29 with 
President-elect Rafael Correa.  Correa was accompanied by 
nine members of his transition team, including five 
ministers-designate, Maria Fernanda Espinosa (Foreign 
Relations), Gustavo Larrea (Government), Ricardo Patino 
(Economy), Alberto Acosta (Energy), and Raul Sagasti 
(Industry). 
 
3.  (U) Sen. Reid opened the discussion by noting that the 
visit by the bipartisan delegation to Bolivia, Ecuador and 
Peru is an indication of the importance they place on U.S. 
relations with the Andean region.  Correa in turn welcomed 
the visit by senior members of the U.S. Senate and stressed 
the importance that he places on relations with the United 
States. 
 
Immigration 
-- -- -- -- -- 
 
4.  (C) Correa first raised the status of Ecuadorian 
immigrants in the United States.  He stressed that he regrets 
that conditions are such in Ecuador that the migrants have 
felt compelled to look elsewhere for work and that his top 
priority will be to change the economic and social conditions 
in Ecuador.  However, given the large number of Ecuadorians 
in the United States, many of whom are in "irregular" status, 
Correa asked for a dialogue with the Senators on what can be 
done to improve the status of Ecuadorian migrants. 
 
5.  (C) Senator Reid replied that members of Congress are 
committed to try to do something about immigration in the 
United States and will work on a solution that needs to 
address four issues:  better border security, a temporary 
guest worker program, a pathway for legalization for the 
11-12 million undocumented workers in the United States, and 
a more effective employer sanction program. 
 
6.  (C) Senator Reid said that if Correa's team had 
additional information on specific immigration cases, to 
please share that information with the Ambassador, who would 
relay it to the Congressional delegation. 
 
ATPA 
-- -- 
 
7.  (C) Senator Reid said the United States and Ecuador could 
also work on other areas of cooperation, and said that that 
all the members of the congressional delegation support 
extending the Andean Trade Preferences Act (ATPA) by more 
than six months. 
 
8.  (C) Correa welcomed the support for ATPA extension, and 
said that had been the second item that he had intended to 
raise. 
 
Counter Narcotics 
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
 
9.  (C) Senator Durbin, acknowledging that demand for illegal 
narcotics comes from the United States, asked for Correa's 
views on combating narcotics trafficking. 
 
10.  (C) Correa said that combating narcotics is not a U.S. 
problem, but a global one, noting in particular the problems 
it causes for young people.  He said that his government will 
be committed to fighting the narcotics problem.  He said that 
his government will be pragmatic, and therefore will look at 
what is effective.  He stressed the need to generate 
alternative employment.  He also expressed dissatisfaction 
with heavy penalties in Ecuador for minor drug offenders 
(such as mules), often marginal unemployed people and single 
mothers, while major traffickers are less frequently caught. 
 
11.  (C) Government Minister-designate Larrea noted recent 
record drug seizures in Ecuador as a sign of Ecuador's 
commitment to combat narcotics.  He acknowledged DEA support, 
but stressed the work done by the Ecuadorian police.  He also 
highlighted the Ecuadorian police and military presence along 
Ecuador's border with Colombia, saying that the state 
presence is key to impeding coca cultivation in Ecuador. 
 
Colombian Spraying 
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
 
12.  (C) Correa complained vociferously about the Colombian 
decision to renew coca spraying close to the Ecuadorian 
border.  In response to Sen. Reid's comment that he views the 
matter as a bilateral problem that he hopes Colombia and 
Ecuador can resolve, Correa said that the spraying is not 
just a bilateral problem, since it contaminates the ecosystem 
and affects human rights.  He asserted that most South 
American nations support Ecuador's position, and asked that 
the United States pronounce on the matter. 
 
Manta FOL 
-- -- -- -- 
 
13.  (C) Senator Durbin asked for Correa's views on the Manta 
Forward Operating Location (FOL), saying that from the U.S. 
perspective the Manta FOL was serving both U.S. and 
Ecuadorian interests.  Senator Reid said that he had heard 
about Correa's opposition to renewing the agreement in 2009, 
but asked that in the next two years the United States be 
given the opportunity to explain how the FOL advances both 
nations' interests. 
 
14.  (C) In Correa's reply, he (incorrectly) stated that the 
United States has only three military bases in Latin America 
) in Puerto Rico, Guantanamo, and Manta -- and that in his 
concept of sovereignty, Ecuador cannot have a foreign base on 
its soil. He added that Ecuador is not a coca producer, while 
Colombia is; therefore he suggested that the FOL would be 
more appropriately located in Colombia.  He repeated that 
Ecuador will respect the current agreement, although in his 
view it is not receiving any compensation.  He concluded by 
firmly asserting that the agreement will not be renewed in 
2009. 
 
Anti-drug Assistance 
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
 
15.  (C) FM-designate Espinosa said that of the resources 
available under the Andean Counter-Drug Initiative, only 
three percent of the funds go to Ecuador, while 60% go to 
Colombia.  Sen. Reid replied that under current budget 
constraints, assistance will not increase, but he would look 
into the distribution of funds. 
 
Corruption 
-- -- -- -- 
 
16.  (C) Senator Bennett, noting concerns from his 
constituents that corruption has affected Ecuador's 
investment climate, applauded Correa's campaign commitment to 
combat corruption.  Senator Reid noted that the United States 
had withdrawn visas for certain corrupt individuals.  Correa 
said he will combat corruption to the death, since otherwise 
his government could not implement a successful economic 
policy.  He welcomed the U.S. decision to withdraw visas from 
corrupt officials as a means to highlight the problem, and 
expressed the hope that the individuals will also be 
prosecuted within Ecuador's judicial system. 
 
Economic Cooperation? 
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
 
17. (C) Senator Conrad asked how the United States and 
Ecuador could work to promote opportunities for all.  Correa 
noted that two areas had already been addressed:  migration 
and ATPA.  He then when on to criticize certain aspects of 
the current international economic system, including 
intellectual property rights which restrict the use of 
pharmaceutical generics and sharing technologies, and a 
global debt system that charges higher interest rates for 
bankrupt countries.  He called for an international 
bankruptcy court and the need to change the "international 
mercantilistic financial" system. 
 
Dollarization 
-- -- -- -- -- 
 
18.  (C) Senator Gregg asked if Ecuador would continue to use 
the dollar, and Correa simply replied yes. 
 
Investment Climate/Oxy 
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
 
19.  (C) Senator Salazar noted the need to maintain a 
positive investment climate.  Correa, inferring that the 
comments were aimed at the seizure of Occident Petroleum's 
(Oxy) assets, asserted that Oxy had violated its contract and 
that Ecuador was simply applying its law.  He said that the 
ICSID arbitration process requires that both parties agree to 
arbitration, and Ecuador never concurred to ICSID 
arbitration.  When Sen. Salazar said that it would be best 
for all parties of the matter were resolved quickly, Correa 
responded that is for Oxy to decide, since from Ecuador's 
perspective the matter is closed. 
 
Comment 
-- -- -- 
 
20. (C)  In a wide-ranging discussion, President-elect Correa 
for the most part appeared to stick to his script as one who 
is prepared to work with the United States where our 
interests coincide from his perspective.  End comment. 
 
21. (U) The CODEL has cleared on this cable. 
JEWELL