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At Celac, Holguín announces that Lasso will visit China to strengthen ties and renegotiate debt

Published on January 10, 2022
Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso will make an official visit to China in February, coinciding with the Winter Olympics, where he will try to renegotiate the debt of more than $5 billion dollars and strengthen bilateral relations with that country. This was confirmed by the new Foreign Minister, Juan Carlos Holguín, in an […]

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