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Ecuador government, Indigenous groups sign deal to end protests

AFP
Representatives of Ecuador’s government and Indigenous groups signed an agreement Thursday to end 18 days of sometimes violent protests against high living costs and fuel prices.
The document, which includes “the cessation of the mobilizations and the gradual return (of the demonstrators) to the territories,” was signed in Quito by Leonidas Iza — leader of the powerful Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities (Conaie) — and government minister Francisco Jimenez.
Talks between the two sides with Catholic Church mediation resumed on Thursday, after an acrimonious suspension, seeking an end to the protests that have largely paralyzed the country since June 13.
Iza announced after the signing that “we will suspend” the protest, marked by burning roadblocks countrywide that severely affected the supply chain.
President Guillermo Lasso, an ex-banker who took power 13 months ago, said of the deal that: “We have achieved the supreme value to which we all aspire: peace in our country.”
He added on Twitter: “The strike is over. Now we begin together the task of transforming this peace into progress, well-being, and opportunities for all.
An estimated 14,000 Ecuadorans — most of them in the capital Quito — have taken part in a nationwide show of discontent against deepening hardship in an economy dealt a serious blow by the coronavirus pandemic.
Clashes with the security forces left five civilians and one soldier dead and hundreds injured on both sides, with some 150 people arrested.
International
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International
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