Hopes for talks to end unrest in Ecuador dim as protests roil capital 0 SHARES Share it! In a 40-second televised address, President Lenin Moreno proposed direct talks with indigenous leaders who have mobilized thousands of protesters to the streets in the South American country of 17 million. Vargas reiterated protesters’ demands for Moreno to immediately repeal a law that ended a four-decade old fuel subsidy last week. The country must know we have the will for dialogue,” Moreno told indigenous protest leaders in his televised address. Many indigenous leaders have dismissed talks with the government as an attempt to distract and divide them.

Source: Manila Bulletin October 11, 2019 23:37 UTC