-DATE- 19880809 -YEAR- 1988 -DOCUMENT_TYPE- REPORT -AUTHOR- F.CASTRO -HEADLINE- HAVANA ON CASTRO ACTIVITIES IN ECUADOR -PLACE- ECUADOR -SOURCE- HAVANA INTERNATIONAL SVC -REPORT_NBR- FBIS -REPORT_DATE- 19880810 -TEXT- Havana on Castro Activities PA1008032588 Havana International Service in Spanish 2350 GMT 9 Aug 88 [Report by Pedro Martinez Pirez from Quito, Ecuador--live] [Excerpts] Good evening, Radio Havana listeners. Greetings from Quito, Ecuador. Today, 9 August, has been quite a day here. Many heads of state have arrived here today. Since the Cuban president's arrival in Quito, he has had a full schedule. President Castro placed wreaths at Sucre's grave at Metropolitan Cathedral and at the monument to honor Ecuadoran heroes at Independence Square. During his tour of the old sector of Quito, President Castro was constantly surrounded by people carrying Cuban flags and shouting: Long live Fidel! and Long live Cuba! It was truly amazing how the Ecuadoran people expressed their love for the Cuban revolution and for Fidel Castro. This afternoon President Fidel Castro paid a visit to Portuguese President Mario Soares at this residence. He also visited the Guayasamin Foundation and many prominent visitors, such as French President Francois Mitterrand's wife, Salvador Allende's widow, members of delegations who are in Ecuador to attend the sweating in ceremony, and reporters. While at the Guayasamin Foundation, President Fidel Castro was approached by reporters and he gave them an impromptu and short news conference. During the news conference, the head of the Cuban revolution talked about everything. He talked about the problems in Africa and his views regarding the South African situation. He also talked about Latin America and said he can see the democratic process in Latin America is advancing and consolidating. [passage omitted] Tonight, President Fidel Castro will have a private dinner with outgoing Ecuadoran President Leon Febres-Cordero. [passage omitted] -END-