Ecuador is negotiating a new program with the United States to receive 300 people each year with refugee status in that country, provided they have not committed crimes and have no health problems, Foreign Minister Gabriela Sommerfeld said Monday. Without giving further details, the minister made the announcement two days before the arrival in Quito […] The post Ecuador, U.S. Deepen Ties With Refugee Deal and Base Talks appeared first on The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate .