Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa said on Saturday he plans to meet with Chevron Corp officials and lawyers for 30,000 jungle residents who are suing the U.S. oil giant for up to $16 billion over environmental damages, according to Reuters. Chevron, which calls the case a "judicial farce" plagued by government interference, said on Friday it was open to reaching an amicable solution to resolve the suit after Ecuador said it was willing to mediate an out-of-court settlement. "We will meet with the representatives of Chevron-Texaco who are asking for a meeting, but with our colleagues of the Amazon Defense Front (the plaintiffs' lawyers) present," Correa said during his weekly radio address.
