Editing Foreign relations of Ecuador (section)

== Bilateral relations ==
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|{{Flagicon|Belgium}} [[Belgium]]
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* [[Belgium]] is accredited to [[Ecuador]] from its embassy in [[Lima]], [[Peru]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Ecuador - Embassies & Consulates|url=https://www.embassypages.com/ecuador|access-date=2021-08-26|website=www.embassypages.com|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Ecuador]] has an embassy in [[Brussels]].<ref name=":1" />
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|{{flag|Belize}}||<!--Date started-->October 14, 1999||
*Both countries established diplomatic relations on October 14, 1999.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mfa.gov.bz/images/documents/DIPLOMATIC%20RELATIONS.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=February 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230194831/http://www.mfa.gov.bz/images/documents/DIPLOMATIC%20RELATIONS.pdf |archive-date=December 30, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 
*Both countries are full members of the [[Organization of American States]].
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|{{flag|Chile}}||<!--Date started-->April 26, 1835||See [[Chile–Ecuador relations]].
* Chile has an embassy in Quito.
* Ecuador has an embassy in [[Santiago]].
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|{{Flagicon|Czech}} [[Czech Republic]]
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* [[Czech Republic]] is accredited to [[Ecuador]] from its embassy in [[Lima]], [[Peru]], and hold consulates in [[Quito]] and [[Guayaquil]].<ref name=":1" />
*Ecuador has an embassy in [[Prague]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Embassy of Ecuador in Czech Republic|url=https://www.visahq.com/ecuador/embassy/czech-republic/|access-date=2021-08-26|website=VisaHQ|language=en}}</ref>
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|{{flag|China}}||<!--Date started-->February 1, 1980||See [[China–Ecuador relations]]

Formal relations started on 1980-01-02 and seven months later China set up its embassy in Ecuador. In July 1981, Ecuador set up its embassy in China. Sino-Ecuadorian relations have been advancing smoothly. The two sides maintain high-level political contacts and exchanges in trade, economic progress, science, technology, culture and education. In international affairs, the two countries understand and support each other.

In September 2012, the two nations signed a Commercial and Security Agreement to allow Ecuador to sell easily seafood, cocoa and bananas in China, with the Chinese agreeing to ease tariffs on further food items. In the same period China established an $80&nbsp;million line of credit for Ecuador with the EximBank to help Ecuador build a road to the re-sited Quito airport.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://cuencanewsdigest.com/ecuador-and-china-sign-a-commercial-and-security-agreement-p384-90.htm |location=Cuenca, Ecuador |work=Cuenca News Digest |title=Ecuador and China Sign a Commercial and Security Agreement |date=September 30, 2012 |access-date=October 7, 2012 |archive-date=January 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130121062138/http://cuencanewsdigest.com/ecuador-and-china-sign-a-commercial-and-security-agreement-p384-90.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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|{{flag|Colombia}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[Colombia–Ecuador relations]]
{{See also|2008 Andean diplomatic crisis}}
Ecuador's President [[Rafael Correa]] withdrew his government's ambassador in [[Bogotá]], [[Colombia]], and ordered troops to the country's border following a [[2008 Diplomatic Crisis between Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela|Colombian raid against leftist rebels inside Ecuador]] March 2, 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/03/02/chavez.colombia/index.html |publisher=CNN |title=Ecuador pulls diplomat from Bogota |date=March 2, 2008 |access-date=May 2, 2010}}</ref> The Colombian director of national police claimed three captured computers from the deceased [[Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia|FARC]] rebel leader [[Raúl Reyes]] document "tremendously revealing" and "very grave" links between Ecuador and Colombian rebels.March 2, 2008.<ref name="CNN">{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/03/03/ecuador.colombia/index.html |publisher=CNN |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080921213512/http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/03/03/ecuador.colombia/index.html |archive-date=September 21, 2008 |title=Ecuador: Colombian raid prevented release of captives - CNN.com }}</ref>
However, Colombia's actions were condemned across the board by all South American nations, with only the US supporting Colombia. For example, Brazil's foreign minister, Celso Amorim, condemned the Colombian incursion into Ecuador.<ref name="CNN" />
Furthermore, he suggested that Venezuelan President [[Hugo Chávez]] recently gave the leftist [[Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia]] $300&nbsp;million.<ref name="CNN" /> Ecuador's president [[Rafael Correa]] said March 3, 2008, that a deal to release political prisoners—including former Colombian Sen. [[Ingrid Betancourt]]—was nearly complete before the March 1, 2008, Colombian raid into his country.<ref name="CNN" /> Venezuelan President [[Hugo Chávez]] on March 5, 2008, called the announced movement of Colombian forces in Ecuador a "war crime," and joined Ecuador's president [[Rafael Correa]] in demanding international condemnation of the cross-border attack.[https://web.archive.org/web/20080309170021/http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/03/06/chavez.colombia.ap/index.html] The presidents of [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]] and [[Ecuador]] March 7, 2008, signed a declaration to end a crisis sparked when Colombian troops killed a rebel leader and 21 others inside Ecuadoran territory ([[2008 Andean diplomatic crisis]]).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/03/07/samerica.summit/index.html |publisher=CNN |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081010205741/http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/03/07/samerica.summit/index.html |archive-date=October 10, 2008 |title=Colombia crisis ends with accord - CNN.com }}</ref> In January 2021, Ecuadorian President [[Lenin Moreno]] and Colombian President [[Ivan Duque]] made a joint statement on the good relations of the two countries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2021-01/11/c_139657982.htm|title=Presidents of Ecuador, Colombia visit site of binational highway project - Xinhua &#124; English.news.cn}}{{Dead link|date=April 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
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* [[Finland]] is accredited to Ecuador from its embassy in [[Lima]], [[Peru]].<ref name=":1" />
*Ecuador has an embassy in [[Helsinki]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Consulate of Ecuador in Finland|url=https://www.embassy-worldwide.com/embassy/consulate-of-ecuador-in-finland/|access-date=2021-08-26|website=Embassy WorldWide|language=en-GB}}</ref> 
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|{{flag|France}}||<!--Date started-->||
* Ecuador has an embassy in [[Paris]].
* France has an embassy in Quito.
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* Ecuador has an embassy in [[Berlin]] and a consulate in [[Hamburg]].
* Germany has an embassy in [[Quito]].
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|{{Flagicon|Greece}} [[Greece]]
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* Greece is accredited to Ecuador from its embassy in [[Lima]], [[Peru]].<ref name=":1" />
* Ecuador holds a consulate in [[Athens]].<ref name=":1" />
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|{{flag|Guyana}}||<!--Date started-->July 2, 1974||
*Both countries established diplomatic relations on July 2, 1974.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.minfor.gov.gy/diplomatic-relations/|title=Countries with which Guyana has Establishment Diplomatic Relations – Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation&#124; Co-operative Republic of Guyana|access-date=February 24, 2019|archive-date=December 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224073504/http://www.minfor.gov.gy/diplomatic-relations/|url-status=dead}}</ref> 
*Both countries are full members of the [[Organization of American States]].
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|{{flag|India}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[Ecuador–India relations]]

On November 16, 2008, the Foreign Minister of Ecuador [[Maria Isabel Salvador]] met her counterpart, [[Pranab Mukherjee]], with a close relationship in oil and defence between these geographically distant countries high on the agenda. On the oil front, the new government in [[Ecuador]] has reversed the earlier revenue-sharing arrangements with western oil companies and is now keen on striking new partnerships with state-owned [[ONGC]] Videsh of [[India]].
In the defence sector, Ecuador became the first country to sign a contract for purchasing the Indian-made [[HAL Dhruv|Dhruv]] helicopters, of which one will be for use by its president. The embassy has expanded its setup with the appointment of a Military Attache and prospects appear bright for more defence exports as Ecuador has agreed to be the servicing hub in South America for Indian defence equipment.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/18/stories/2008111860331100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107082820/http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/18/stories/2008111860331100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 7, 2012 |location=Chennai, India |work=[[The Hindu]] |title=India to boost oil, defence ties with Ecuador |date=November 18, 2008}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Iran}}||<!--Date started-->1973||See [[Ecuador–Iran relations]]

Ecuador has maintained trade relations with Iran. In December 2008, Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary [[Saeed Jalili]] visited Ecuador. Alongside president [[Rafael Correa]] he called for greater "South–South" co-operation, a term denoting greater exchange of resources, technology, and knowledge between the [[global South]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Correa calls Iran-Ecuador ties strategic |work=Tehran Times |date=December 8, 2008 |url=http://www.tehrantimes.com/Index_view.asp?code=184370 }}</ref> Iranian president Ahmadinejad also attended the inauguration of President Correa in January 2007.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ecuador swears in new president |work=BBC News|date=January 16, 2007
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6262555.stm }}</ref> 
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|{{flag|Italy}}||<!--Date started-->||
* Ecuador has an embassy in [[Rome]] and a consulates-general in [[Genoa]] and [[Milan]].
* Italy has an embassy in Quito.
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|{{flag|Japan}}||<!--Date started-->August 26, 1918||See [[Ecuador–Japan relations]]
* Ecuador has an embassy in [[Tokyo]].
* Japan has an embassy in Quito.
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|{{flag|Malaysia}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[Ecuador–Malaysia relations]]

Relations with Malaysia covers on political, commercial, cultural and [[Social relation|social activities]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mmrree.gob.ec/eng/2011/bol1221.asp |title=Embassy of Ecuador in Malaysia Strengthens Bilateral Relations |access-date=January 7, 2013 |date=December 2, 2011 |publisher=Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores Ecuador |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615205414/http://www.mmrree.gob.ec/eng/2011/bol1221.asp |archive-date=June 15, 2013 }}</ref> Both countries are the members of [[Non-Aligned Movement]].<ref name="nst.com.my">{{cite web|url=http://www.nst.com.my/latest/malaysia-ecuador-can-expand-trade-says-raja-muda-perlis-1.101812|title=Malaysia, Ecuador can expand trade, says Raja Muda Perlis|access-date=January 7, 2013|date=July 3, 2012|work=[[New Straits Times]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120719172658/http://www.nst.com.my/latest/malaysia-ecuador-can-expand-trade-says-raja-muda-perlis-1.101812|archive-date=July 19, 2012}}</ref> [[Ecuador]] trade value with Malaysia are worth about US[[Dollar sign|$]]15&nbsp;million.<ref name="nst.com.my" /><ref>''[[New Straits Times]]'' [http://www.nst.com.my/nation/general/ecuador-s-petite-envoy-holds-sway-1.145491 Ecuador's petite envoy holds sway] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116070240/http://www.nst.com.my/nation/general/ecuador-s-petite-envoy-holds-sway-1.145491 |date=January 16, 2014 }} September 19, 2012 "Clearly, relations between Ecuador and Malaysia are on an upward trend, which may possibly see a change in the trade balance which is"</ref>
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|{{flag|Mexico}}||<!--Date started-->1837
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In April 2024, Mexico severed diplomatic relations with Ecuador due to the [[2024 raid on the Mexican embassy in Ecuador|raid on the Mexican embassy in Ecuador]].<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/06/americas/ecuador-vice-president-arrest-mexico-embassy-diplomatic-tensions-intl-hnk/index.html ‘Outrage against international law’: Mexico breaks diplomatic ties with Ecuador over embassy raid]</ref>
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* [[Netherlands|The Netherlands]] are accredited to Ecuador from its embassy in [[Lima]], [[Peru]].<ref name=":1" />
* [[Ecuador]] has an embassy in [[The Hague]], a consulate in [[Rotterdam]], and a vice consulate in [[Amsterdam]].<ref name=":1" />
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|{{flag|Palestine}}||<!--Date started-->2010||
Ecuador recognized the State of Palestine in 2010.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Ecuador latest Latin country to recognize Palestine|url=http://www.english.rfi.fr/americas/20101225-ecuador-latest-latin-country-recognize-palestine|date=December 25, 2010|publisher=Radio France Internationale|access-date=December 29, 2010}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Paraguay}}||<!--Date started-->||

* Ecuador has an embassy in [[Asuncion]].
* Paraguay has an embassy in Quito.
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|{{flag|Peru}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[Ecuador–Peru relations]]

The [[Paquisha War]] was a brief military clash that took place between January and February 1981 between Ecuador and Peru over the control of three watchposts. Since the 1990s, Ecuadoran foreign policy has been focused on the country's [[History of the Ecuadorian-Peruvian territorial dispute|border dispute]] with [[Peru]], an issue that has festered since independence.  The boundary dispute led to the [[Cenepa War]] between Ecuador and Peru in early 1995; after a peace agreement brokered by the four Guarantors of the Rio Protocol ([[Argentina]], [[Brazil]], [[Chile]], and the United States), the Military Observers Mission to Ecuador-Peru (MOMEP) was set up to monitor the zone.
In 1998, Presidents [[Jamil Mahuad]] of Ecuador and [[Alberto Fujimori]] of Peru signed a comprehensive settlement over control of the disputed zone.
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* Ecuador is accredited to Poland from its embassy in [[Vienna]], [[Austria]].
* Poland is accredited to Ecuador from its embassy in [[Lima]],  [[Peru]].<ref name=":1" />
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* Romania is accredited to Ecuador from [[Lima]], [[Peru]], and has consulates in Quito and [[Guayaquil]].<ref name=":1" />
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|{{flag|Russia}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[Ecuador–Russia relations]]
* Ecuador has an embassy in Moscow.
* Russia has an embassy in Quito. 
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|{{Flagicon|SADR}} [[Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic]]
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|{{See|List of ambassadors of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic to Ecuador}}
* Ecuador has a non-resident embassy in New York.
* The SADR has an embassy in [[Quito]].
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* Ecuador has an embassy in [[Pretoria]].<ref name=":1" />
* South Africa is accredited to Ecuador from its embassy in [[Lima]], [[Peru]].<ref name=":1" />
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|{{flag|Spain}}||1840||See [[Ecuador–Spain relations]]
* Ecuador has an embassy in [[Madrid]] and consulates-general in [[Alicante]], Barcelona, [[Málaga]], [[Murcia]], [[Palma, Majorca|Palma]] and [[Valencia]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://espana.embajada.gob.ec/es/ |title=Embassy of Ecuador in Spain (in Spanish) |access-date=June 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210144920/http://espana.embajada.gob.ec/es/ |archive-date=December 10, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Spain has an embassy in Quito and a consulate-general in [[Guayaquil]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.exteriores.gob.es/embajadas/quito/es/Paginas/inicio.aspx| title = Embassy of Spain in Ecuador (in Spanish)}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Sweden}}||<!--Date started-->||

* Ecuador has an embassy in Stockholm.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.aurora.se/embassy/ecuador_embassy_in_stockholm.htm| title = Ecuadorian embassy in Stockholm| access-date = February 9, 2013| archive-date = January 24, 2012| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120124144214/http://www.aurora.se/embassy/ecuador_embassy_in_stockholm.htm| url-status = dead}}</ref>
* Sweden has a consulate in Quito.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.swedenabroad.com/sv-SE/Ambassader/Bogota-DC/Kontakt/Ambassaden--konsulat/ |title=Swedish consulate in Quito |access-date=February 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130406050249/http://www.swedenabroad.com/sv-SE/Ambassader/Bogota-DC/Kontakt/Ambassaden--konsulat/ |archive-date=April 6, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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* Thailand is accredited to Ecuador from its embassy in [[Lima]], [[Peru]], and holds a consulate general in [[Quito]].<ref name=":1" />
*Ecuador has an consulate in [[Bangkok]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ecuadorian Consulate in Bangkok, Thailand|url=https://www.embassy-worldwide.com/embassy/ecuadorian-consulate-in-bangkok-thailand/|access-date=2021-08-26|website=Embassy WorldWide|language=en-GB}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Turkey}}||<!--Date started-->1950<ref name="mfa.gov.tr">{{Cite web | url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-ecuador.en.mfa| title=Relations between Turkey and Ecuador}}</ref> ||See [[Ecuador–Turkey relations]]
* Ecuador has an embassy in [[Ankara]] and a consulate in [[Istanbul]].
* Turkey has an embassy in [[Quito]] and a consulate in [[Guayaquil]].
* Trade volume between the two countries was US$117 million in 2019 (Ecuadorian exports/imports: 58/59 million USD.<ref name="mfa.gov.tr" />
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* [[United Arab Emirates|The United Arab Emirates]] is accredited to Ecuador from its embassy in [[Lima]], Peru.<ref name=":1" />
*Ecuador has an embassy in [[Abu Dhabi]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ecuadorian Embassy in Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates {{!}} Visa for Ecuador {{!}} Contact Details|url=https://embassyabudhabi.com/ecuadorian/embassy-in-abu-dhabi/|access-date=2021-08-26|website=embassyabudhabi.com}}</ref>
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|{{flag|United Kingdom}}||  || See [[Foreign relations of the United Kingdom]]

Ecuador established [[Foreign relations of the United Kingdom|diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom]] on 29 January 1853.<ref name="britain"/>{{failed verification|reason=The source does not state when Ecuador and the United Kingdom established diplomatic relations.|date=February 2025}}
*Ecuador maintains an [[Embassy of Ecuador, London|embassy]] in [[London]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Diplomat Magazine|url=https://diplomatmagazine.com/heads-of-mission/south-america/ecuador/|title=Ecuador|website=Diplomat Magazine|access-date=13 March 2025|language=en-UK|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250307190029/https://diplomatmagazine.com/heads-of-mission/south-america/ecuador/|archive-date=7 March 2025|url-status=live}}</ref>
*The United Kingdom is accredited to Ecuador through its embassy in Quito.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-embassy-in-ecuador|title=British Embassy Quito|website=[[gov.uk|GOV.UK]]|access-date=13 March 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250311162110/https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-embassy-in-ecuador|archive-date=11 March 2025|url-status=live}}</ref>

Both countries share common membership of the [[International Criminal Court]], and the [[World Trade Organization]], as well as the [[Free trade agreements of the United Kingdom#Active agreements|Andean Countries–UK Free Trade Agreement]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Taj|first=Mitra|website=[[Reuters]]|title=Peru, Ecuador and Colombia sign trade deal with UK ahead of Brexit|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brexit-peru-idUSKCN1SL2LW|date=15 May 2019|access-date=26 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190515211443/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brexit-peru-idUSKCN1SL2LW/|archive-date=15 May 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Bilaterally the two countries have a Double Taxation Agreement.<ref>{{cite web|author=[[HM Revenue and Customs]]|date=8 August 2024|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ecuador-tax-treaties|title=Ecuador: tax treaties|website=GOV.UK|access-date=13 March 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250221093413/https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ecuador-tax-treaties|archive-date=21 February 2025|url-status=live}}</ref>

Relations between the United Kingdom and Ecuador were traditionally regarded as "low-key but cordial", especially before the election of Rafael Correa; the [[Charles III of the United Kingdom|Prince of Wales]] and [[Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall|Duchess of Cornwall]] visited the country in 2009, as part of a tour celebrating the bicentenary of [[Charles Darwin]]. President Correa visited London in the same year, speaking mostly in English at the [[London School of Economics]] about the changes his government was making.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ecuador: Latin American country no friend of the US |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/jun/19/julian-assange-haven-choice-ecuador |work=The Guardian |date=June 20, 2012 |last=Borger |first=Julian |location=London}}</ref>

In 2012, relations became strained when [[Julian Assange]], founder of the [[WikiLeaks]] website, entered the [[Embassy of Ecuador, London|Ecuadorian embassy]] in London and sought asylum. Assange had lost legal appeals against his extradition to Sweden where he was wanted for questioning about alleged sexual assault and rape, but while within the embassy he was on diplomatic territory and beyond the reach of the British police.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/jun/19/julian-assange-wikileaks-asylum-ecuador |title=Assange seeks refuge at Ecuador 's embassy |work=The Guardian |date=June 19, 2012 |page=1 |last1=Addley |first1=Esther |last2=Woolf |first2=Beatrice |location=London|quote=Assange has not been charged with any crime in Sweden}}</ref> The United Kingdom [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]] delivered a note to the Ecuadorian government in Quito reminding them of the provisions of the [[Diplomatic and Consular Premises Act 1987]] which allow the British government to withdraw recognition of diplomatic protection from embassies; the move was interpreted as a hostile act by Ecuador, with Foreign Minister [[Ricardo Patiño]] stating that this "explicit threat" would be met with "appropriate responses in accordance with international law".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/aug/16/julian-assange-ecuador-embassy-asylum |title=Julian Assange can be arrested in Ecuador embassy, UK warns |last=Pearse |first=Damien |work=The Guardian |date=August 16, 2012 |location=London}}</ref> Assange was granted diplomatic asylum on August 16, 2012, with Foreign Minister Patiño stating that Assange's fears of political persecution were "legitimate".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19281492 |work=BBC News|title=Julian Assange: Ecuador grants Wikileaks founder asylum |date=August 16, 2012}}</ref> Finally, President [[Lenín Moreno]] revoked Assange's asylum in April 2019. In reaction, the British Foreign Secretary, [[Jeremy Hunt]], thanked Moreno for his cooperation to "ensure Assange faces justice".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Jeremy_Hunt/status/1116275669447716864|title=Jeremy Hunt on Twitter|access-date=April 11, 2019|date=April 11, 2019}}</ref>
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|{{flag|United States}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[Ecuador–United States relations]]

The United States and Ecuador used to maintain close ties based on mutual interests in maintaining democratic institutions; combating cannabis and cocaine; building trade, investment, and financial ties; cooperating in fostering Ecuador's economic development; and participating in inter-American organizations. Ties were further strengthened by the presence of an estimated 150,000–200,000 Ecuadorians living in the United States and by 24,000 U.S. citizens visiting Ecuador annually, and by approximately 15,000 U.S. citizens residing in Ecuador. The United States assisted Ecuador's economic development directly through the [[Agency for International Development]] (USAID) program in Ecuador and through multilateral organizations such as the [[Inter-American Development Bank]] and the [[World Bank]]. In addition, the U.S. [[Peace Corps]] operates a sizable program in Ecuador. More than 100 U.S. companies are doing business in Ecuador. The relations deteriorated greatly during the presidency of [[Rafael Correa]] since 2007 until 2017. The relations, however, improved significantly during the presidency of [[Lenin Moreno]] since 2017. In February 2020, his visit to Washington was the first meeting between an Ecuadorian and U.S. president in 17 years.<ref name="latinousa.org" />
* Ecuador has an embassy in Washington, D.C., and several consulates throughout the country.
* United States has an embassy in Quito and a consulate in Guayaquil.
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|{{flag|Uruguay}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[Ecuador–Uruguay relations]]
* Ecuador has an embassy in [[Montevideo]].
* Uruguay has an embassy in Quito.
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|{{flag|Venezuela}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[Ecuador–Venezuela relations]]
Diplomatic ties trace back to the [[Spanish colonization of the Americas]]. With the independence both countries united under the [[Gran Colombia]] along with [[Viceroyalty of New Granada|New Granada]] (then [[Colombia]] and [[Panama]]).

After the dissolution of the Gran Colombia, Ecuador named Don Pedro Gual as plenipotentiary minister with the main task of resolving the debt acquired while part of the Gran Colombia union as well as to establish diplomatic relations with the [[Republic of New Granada|New Granada]] and Venezuela.  On August 4, 1852, Venezuela sent a diplomatic delegation in [[Quito]] and named José Julián Ponce as finance administrator.

The relations remained cordial and entered into a second period between 1910 and 1963 with two diplomatic incidents occurring in 1928 and 1955. Ecuador and Venezuela strengthened ties in politics, diplomacy and military.

During the presidency of [[Lenin Moreno]] since 2017,  Ecuador broke diplomatic relations with Venezuela. Ecuador did not any more recognize the regime of [[Nicolás Maduro|Nicholas Maduro]]. Instead, Ecuador recognized and supported opposition leader [[Juan Guaidó]] as Interim President of Venezuela.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://stluciatimes.com/ecuador-breaks-diplomatic-relations-with-venezuela/|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181202120714/https://stluciatimes.com/ecuador-breaks-diplomatic-relations-with-venezuela/|url-status = dead|archive-date = December 2, 2018|title = Ecuador breaks diplomatic relations with Venezuela|date = October 22, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ecuadortimes.net/ecuador-asks-for-more-pressure-against-maduro/|title=EcuadorTimes.net &#124; Breaking News, Ecuador News, World, Sports, Entertainment » Ecuador asks for more pressure against Maduro}}</ref>
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