▁its ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁Third ▁World , ▁mult il ater al ▁organizations , ▁Western ▁Europe , ▁and ▁social ist ▁countries . ▁ ▁E cuador ▁has ▁offered ▁human itar ian ian ▁aid ▁to ▁many ▁countries ▁and ▁a ▁supp orter ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁and ▁is ▁now ▁contrib uting ▁troops ▁in ▁the ▁UN ▁mission ▁in ▁H ait i . ▁E cuador ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁an ▁elect ive ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁UN ▁Security ▁Council . ▁ ▁In ▁Ant arct ica , ▁E cuador ▁has ▁maintained ▁a ▁peace ful ▁research ▁station ▁for ▁scientific ▁study ▁in ▁the ▁British - c laimed ▁territory ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁nation ▁of ▁the ▁Ant arct ica ▁Tre aty . ▁ ▁Dom estic ▁politics ▁ ▁The ▁Pres iden cy ▁of ▁Rafael ▁Cor rea ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 1 st ▁century ▁saw ▁a ▁radical ▁change ▁in ▁the ▁country ' s ▁foreign ▁policy . ▁Trad itional ▁t ies ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁grew ▁more ▁ac rim on ious ▁and ▁there ▁were ▁increased ▁t ies ▁with ▁the ▁govern ments ▁of ▁Russia ▁and ▁Iran . ▁ ▁Rel ations ▁by ▁country ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁diplom atic ▁miss ions ▁in ▁E cuador ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁diplom atic ▁miss ions ▁of ▁E cuador ▁ ▁References <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Q ur ' an , ▁in ▁its ▁second ▁chapter , ▁Al - B a q ara , ▁, ▁mentions ▁a ▁par able , ▁concerning ▁a ▁man ▁who ▁passed ▁by ▁a ▁ham let ▁in ▁ru ins , ▁and ▁asked ▁himself ▁how ▁God ▁will ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁res ur rect