Ecuador to seek US' help in fighting cartels

By Agence France-Presse

Dec 19, 2022 12:16 am

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso will meet with President Joe Biden at the White House Monday (Tuesday in Manila) to discuss security and other issues — delicately trying to balance his nation's deep interests with both the United States and China.

Lasso arrives in Washington with a list of priorities. At the top is securing help in battling drug cartels that have waged open warfare in Ecuador's streets and prisons.

SEEKING AID In this file photo taken on June 10, 2022, Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso (left) and US President Joe Biden attend a working luncheon with others heads of state during the 9th Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles. Biden, on Dec. 19, 2022 (December 20 in Manila), will welcome to Washington Lasso, an ally who has also been sealing a trade agreement with China, the White House said. AFP PHOTO

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