Senator Lugar acknowledges the discussion and concludes his remarks.
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Ecuador has failed to comply with the court ordered awards promulgated by the BIT Tribunal.
The world cannot afford a crisis in Asia that would have untold consequences for our economy, for the economies of Asia ...
we should recognize that our ability to manufacture a predictable outcome of this crisis is extremely limited.
The only way to protect that outside of this is to accede to the treaty.