Japan-Ecuador Relations
December 2010
Basic Data
- Diplomatic Relations:
- Established in August 1918
- Number of Residents:
- Number of Japanese nationals residing in Ecuador: 434 (2009)
- Trade with Japan (2009):
- Exports: 164 million dollars (banana, fish meal, wood chip)
- Imports: 506 million dollars (automobile, machinery, steel)
- Direct Investment from Japan:
- Cumulative total (2005-2009): 3 million dollars
- Japan's Economic Cooperation (cumulative total as of 2008):
- List of Exchange of Notes
- Loans: 66,436 million yen
- Grants: 30,249 million yen
- Technical cooperation: 19,883 million yen
VIP Visits
- From Japan to Ecuador
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Year Name 1993 T.I.H. Prince and Princess Hitachi 1996 Mr. Nozaka, Special Envoy to the Presidential Inauguration 1998 Mr. Narishige, Special Envoy to the Presidential Inauguration
Mr. Machimura, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs2001 Mr. Ishihara, Governor of Tokyo 2002 Mr. Uetake, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs 2003 Mr. Murakami, Special Envoy to the Presidential Inauguration 2006 Ms. Yamanaka, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs 2007 Mr. Asano, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs 2008 Mr. Nishimura, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs 2010 Mr.Naito, State Secretary for Internal Affairs and Communications (Special Envoy) - From Ecuador to Japan
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Year Name 1993 Mr. Paredes, Minister of Foreign Affairs 1994 Mr. Duran Ballen, President
Mr. Robalino, Minister of Finance
Mr. Correa, Minister of Finance1995 Mr. Leoro, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Ms. Almijos, President of the Monetary Board1998 Mr. Duran, Secretary of Public Administration 1999 Mr. Ayala, Minister of Foreign Affairs 2002 Mr. Gustavo Noboa Bejarano, President
Mr. Moss, Minister for Commerce, Industrialization and Fishery2008 Mr. Valencia, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs 2010 Mr. Correa, President, accompanied by Mr. Patino, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Integration and others ministers
Mr. Calahorrano, Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy
Mr. Glas, Coordinating Minister of Strategic Sectors
Ms. Aguinaga, Minister of Environment
Cultural Grant (cumulative total fiscal 1975-2009)
62,133 million yen (Cultural Grant Aid)
1,905 million yen (Grant Aid for Cultural Grassroots Projects)
- Visit to the Federative Republic of Brazil and the Republic of Ecuador by Mr. Taro Aso, Former Prime Minister of Japan (December 24, 2010)
- Japan-Ecuador Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (Overview) (September 6, 2010)
- Visit to Japan of His Excellency Dr.Rafael Vicente Correa Delgado, President of the Republic of Ecuador (August 2010)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Incursion of Colombian Troops into Ecuadorian Territory (March 2008)
- Emergency Aid to Ecuador for Torrential Rain Disaster (February 2008)
- Mr. Katsuhito Asano, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Visit Ecuador (January 2006)
- Emergency Assistance to Ecuador for Tungurahua Volcanic Eruption Disaster (July 2006)
- Assistance for "Integrated Approach for the Protection of Vulnerable Populations Affected by the Colombian Conflict on Ecuador's Northern Border" Project (April 2006)
- Grant Aid to Ecuador (Non-project Grant Aid and General Project Grant Aid) (August 2005)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Dismissal of President Gutierrez of the Republic of Ecuador (April 2005)
- Emergency Aid for Volcanic Eruption Disaster in Ecuador (November 2002)
- Visit to Japan of His Excellency Dr. Gustavo Noboa Bejarano, President of the Republic of Ecuador (March 2002)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Change of Government in Ecuador (January 2000)
- Visit to Japan by Dr. Jose Ayala Lasso, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador (March 1999)
Press Secretary's Press Conference on Ecuador
| Year | Month | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | January | 12 |
| 2006 | May | 11 |
| January | 20 | |
| 2005 | April | 22 |
| 2000 | January | 25 |
| 1999 | March | 5 |
- Embassy of Japan in Ecuador Web Site (Spanish and Japanese Only)
- Embassy of Ecuador in Japan Web Site
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