In order to finalize the trade association agreement between Ecuador and Costa Rica, President Guillermo Lasso will travel to that country on Wednesday, March 1st, where he will sign the agreement with his counterpart Rodrigo Chávez.

According to Executive Decree 678, a delegation consisting of Foreign Affairs Minister Juan Carlos Holguín will travel with the President; Minister of Production and Foreign Trade Julio José Prado; General Secretary for Communications, Andrés Seminario; and other technical support officers.

During the official visit, the president will hold bilateral meetings before signing the agreement. He will then have a meeting with businessmen and will present the Ecuador Open For Business forum, which seeks to promote the exchange of investments in both countries, the General Secretariat for Communications announced.

In addition, the Minister of Foreign Trade will travel to Panama on Thursday to meet with representatives of trade, agricultural development, economy and finance authorities to strengthen trade relations.

Laso’s trip will be on the same day that the National Assembly’s temporary commission, which is investigating the Great Godfather case related to the Encuentro case, will discuss a report recommending the initiation of the process of impeachment of the President of the Republic. , for the alleged crime of treason and because she did not guarantee the security of the state.

The commission chaired by Correísma representative Viviana Veloz (UNES) will meet on Wednesday morning to vote on a report that analyzes alleged acts of corruption in public companies, as well as a police investigation called the Case of León de Troya, against Rubén Cherres and Danilo Carrera, the president’s brother-in-law Lassa, which was archived in March 2022 (I)