厄瓜多尔于11月16日投票决定允许美国军事存在以打击贩毒和犯罪。 Ecuador to vote Nov. 16 on allowing US military presence to fight drug trafficking and crime.

美国国土安全部长克里斯蒂·诺姆(Kristi Noem)在11月16日关于允许外国驻军的公投之前访问了曼塔和萨利纳斯的厄瓜多尔军事基地, US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem visited Ecuadorian military bases in Manta and Salinas ahead of a November 16 referendum on permitting foreign military presence, amid heightened US-led operations against drug trafficking that have caused at least 67 deaths. 总统诺沃亚(Daniel Noboa)是前美国总统唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)的盟友,他支持打击不断上升的犯罪和暴力的措施,并引述厄瓜多尔作为南美最致命国家的地位。 President Daniel Noboa, an ally of former US President Donald Trump, backs the measure to combat rising crime and violence, citing Ecuador’s status as South America’s deadliest country. 如果得到批准,全民投票将允许美国-厄瓜多尔联合开展以技术和设备共享为重点的行动,不包括加拉帕戈斯群岛,而诺沃亚州还将探索与巴西建立一支亚马逊区域警察部队。 If approved, the referendum would allow joint US-Ecuadorian operations focused on technology and equipment sharing, excluding the Galápagos Islands, while Noboa also explores a regional Amazonian police force with Brazil.