INQUIRER.net: Ecuador abrogates trade pact with US over Snowden row

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INQUIRER.net Philippine News for Filipinos

Ecuador abrogates trade pact with US over Snowden row Jun 28th 2013, 01:02 QUITO—Ecuador's president said Thursday he had yet to consider letting US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden enter his country as tensions with the United States rose, with Washington warning Quito against granting the fugitive asylum.   The Ecuadoran leftist government defiantly pulled out of a trade pact with the United States, claiming it had become an instrument of "blackmail" as Quito considers Snowden's asylum bid.   But despite voicing support for Snowden, the Andean nation denied reports that it authorized a "safepass" travel document for the former National Security Agency contractor and said it would not be able to process his asylum bid until he ent... Keep on reading: Ecuador abrogates trade pact with US over Snowden row Media files: Ecuador-president.jpg (image/jpeg)

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