Daniel NoboaPresident of Ecuador, stressed this Saturday that the visit of Lionel Messi and the InterMiami Playing a friendly match on February 7 means “a clear sign of international trust“ in the Latin American country.
“Ecuador welcomes Inter Miami and Lionel Messi. Their arrival is a clear sign of international confidence in our country: an Ecuador that opens its doors to major investments, elite sports and world-class events,” Noboa wrote on his account. X.
The President shared the official announcement of the American team, which confirmed its “Champions Tour” tour of three Latin American countries, including Ecuador. He InterMiami will face it Barcelona from Guayaquil at Banco Pichincha Stadium.
Daniel Molinathe main person responsible for the agreement between the American club and Barcelona, \u200b\u200bsaid on December 10 that this game “The last time they saw Messi play in Ecuador“.
Molina explained that the Barcelona stadium, with a capacity of 60,000 spectators, was chosen to allow the largest possible number of spectators, including fans from different regions of the country.
He InterMiami from Lionel Messi announced the first three games of his international preseason tour Champions Tourwhich will include the obligations in Peru, Colombia And Ecuador.
The current Major League Soccer (MLS) champions will return to Peru to begin preparations against the game Lima Alliance on Jan. 24 at Alejandro Villanueva Stadium. The team led by Javier Mascherano will begin training on January 10th at its center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
After passing through Lima, Inter Miami will continue its journey Medellin to be measured on January 31st National athlete at Atanasio Girardot Stadium. The tour ends on February 7th Guayaquil.
This is important to noteIn the area of security, Peru and Ecuador have already made progress weeks ago in their joint efforts to combat transnational organized crime and strengthened bilateral cooperation on security and operational coordination in border areas. Both countries strengthened common security and border control strategies.
Among other measures recently announced by the Noboa government, Ecuador For “national security reasons,” only one border crossing with Colombia and one with Peru will be permitted, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility announced on Wednesday.
The measure, which came into force last Wednesday and has already been communicated to neighboring governments, establishes that the only authorized step will be to enter Colombia Rumichaca National Border Assistance Centerthat connects the province Carchi with the Colombian Department of Narino.
From 2024, Ecuador is in a presidentially declared state of “internal armed conflict.” Daniel Noboa with the aim of intensifying the fight against organized criminal gangs, which the government classifies as “terrorists”.
Authorities attribute the unprecedented escalation of violence the country is experiencing to these groups, calling the country the country with the highest murder rate in Latin America in recent years.
(With information from EFE)
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