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Quito, June 1 (IANS) Ecuador’s customs authority has issued a resolution to abolish a 100 per cent tariff on Colombian goods starting June 1 (Monday), ending a trade dispute that had strained relations between the two countries in recent months. The security surcharge on imports originating in or coming from Colombia will be reduced to zero per cent, Sandro Castillo, director general of Ecuador’s National Customs Service, wrote on X on Sunday (local time), saying the measure opens a new stage of…