US and Ecuador agree to cooperate against drug trafficking

Ecuador and the United States announced after a meeting in Quito on Monday they would cooperate in the war against drug trafficking.

Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Gabriela Sommerfeld hosted a US delegation that included Presidential Advisor Christopher Dodd and Laura Richardson, the top US General for the Latin America Region.

Ecuador and the United States discussed plans for security cooperation between the two countries. The two sides also agreed to expand market access, and increase investment to create jobs in Ecuador, said the Ecuadorian Foreign Minister.