The vice president of Ecuador, Veronica Abadappointed by the president Daniel Noboa as collaborator for peace in Israelannounced today that he will fulfill that task, although he blamed the head of state for want her “far” from the country and anticipated that its presence “will be notable, even being thousands of kilometers away.”
“My presence will be noticeable in Ecuador even though I am miles away. Without a doubt, it is clear and we cannot cover the sun with a finger: Mr. President wants me away; ask him“, he pointed Abbot in a press conference he offered at the Vice President’s headquarters.
It was the first time he spoke to the press since Noboa, On Friday, he will announce the mission entrusted to the vice president, established in a decree.
Noboa appointed his vice president as a collaborator for peace in Israel and opened an internal crisis
In Ecuador, The functions of the vice are not established in the Constitutionbut are those granted by the President. Days ago, the new president ordered his appointment as collaborator for the peace in Israel.
Abad said that he began “a work plan” to comply with the decree given to him by the mission, to prevent the escalation of conflict between Israel and Palestine.
He pointed out that The task assigned is “a great challenge”although she tacitly declared herself skeptical by pointing out that not even the United States, with its geopolitical weight and million-dollar resources, was successful in the search for peace.
However, he indicated that initiated a plan in order to begin its work in Tel Aviv and for that he requested information from the ministries of Job, of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility and sent letters to the secretary general of the UN and offices to the ambassadors of Israel, USA, China and Russia.
“Likewise, I ask the president to order the ministerial body to reciprocate all his support, since the success of my administration will be the success of all of Ecuador,” he stated, according to the Sputnik news agency and the Primicias site.
Distance between Noboa and Abad
Noboa and Abbot They assumed their positions last Thursday, but as soon as the victory in the Second round there began to be talk in Quito media of a strong distancing between both, without the reasons being known.
Abad rejected accusations that he had tried to maintain a parallel agenda and of treasonand even denounced that the plan agreed upon by the duo in their electoral campaign was not fulfilled because the president He met with political parties to negotiate with them.
“If you, president, have decided to agree with them, know that I will exercise my freedom to choose to obey the people who gave us the mandate,” he stated.
Besides, asked President Noboa to meet with her “like two responsible politicians”after revealing that she was not invited to official activities such as the lunch for those attending the inauguration of the new Government, and that she received constant blocks from the presidential team.
Abad declared himself a “victim of a decontextualization campaign”of which he accused the media and public figures for exposing old interviews and statements of his.
He warned that it is a dirty campaign who was also within the ranks of ADN, the winning alliance of the elections.
Source: Ambito
