Watch Gabriel Mato, Chief Observer of the EU EOM Ecuador 2025, present the mission麓s Preliminary Statement

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12.02.2025 </div> </div> <div class="info-text"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text-teaser2 field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Gabriel Mato, Chief Observer of the EU EOM Ecuador 2025, presented the mission鈥檚 Preliminary Statement at a press conference held in Quito on February 11. The conference was attended by EU Ambassadors to Ecuador, Members of the European Parliament, and the media.</p> </div> </div> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-video field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><article class="media media--type-remote-video media--view-mode-default"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-oembed-video field--type-string field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Remote video URL</div> <div class="field__item"><iframe src="https://www.eeas.europa.eu/media/oembed_en?url=https%3A//youtu.be/qiQp9gBQGKU%3Fsi%3DXKnrrzmZtOqWxbPq&max_width=1117&max_height=628&hash=Al1alqbiZU1uHV7UwRUMRfneR-9_GtqKlcjEHBrHqQs&s=410456" width="1117" height="628" class="media-oembed-content" loading="eager" title="DECLARACIONES DE GABRIEL MATO JEFE DE LA MOE UE ECUADOR 2025" alt="EU EOM Ecuador 2025 conference to present the Preliminary Statement."></iframe> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix 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