QUITO (Reuters) - Newly-installed Ecuadorean President Guillermo Lasso's pick to be the oil-producing country's next energy and mines minister withdrew from consideration on Friday, a week after resigning from the board of directors of a mining company. Salas had served on the board of Toronto-based Adventus Mining Corp, in which Nobis is a shareholder. "It is essential to be rigorous in the strict compliance with the legal requirements necessary to assume a public role," Salas wrote in a LinkedIn post on Friday. "The time necessary to adequately resolve my private affairs would delay my incorporation to the government more than is prudent." Lasso's government did not immediately comment on Salas' withdrawal or indicate who it would nominate as a replacement.

Source: The Star May 28, 2021 21:00 UTC