Ecuador Govt, Protesters Agree Deal To End Deadly Unrest
Muhammad Irfan Published October 14, 2019 | 08:20 AM
Quito, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 14th Oct, 2019 ) :Ecuador's president and indigenous leaders reached an agreement Sunday to end nearly two weeks of violent street protests against austerity measures instituted to obtain a multi-billion-dollar loan from the IMF.
"With this agreement, the mobilizations... across Ecuador are terminated and we commit ourselves to restoring peace in the country," said a joint statement, adding the government had withdrawn an order removing fuel subsidies.
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