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Marco Rubio: “We historically recognize two territories, two countries…”

Featuring: Marco Rubio, Republican | Secretary of State, United States | National

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JUST IN: Secretary Of State Marco Rubio Holds Press Briefing Alongside Ecuadorian Foreign Minister

Published | Video Starts at 27:00

On the other hand, Ecuador has supported from day one the position of ISRA of returning every single one of the persons that were held as hostages, civilians, civilian hostages. We historically recognize two territories, two countries. They have diplomatic missions in our territory. This is historically true in Ecuador. We think this has to be solved soon to prevent suffering and make it clear that we will never support terrorism. (27:00–27:12)

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Asserts that Ecuador recognizes two territories and countries with diplomatic missions.

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