YANGON, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar has established diplomatic ties with Ecuador at ambassadorial level, according to the Myanmar Foreign Ministry on Saturday.
The move came after permanent representatives of Myanmar and Ecuador to the United Nations in New York signed a joint communique on the establishment, the ministry said in a statement.
The diplomatic establishment with Ecuador, effective from Thursday, came one day after that with Malta.
And the establishment has brought the total number of countries with which Myanmar has such links to 116, the statement said.
