Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa said Monday that Washington still pursues "double standards" in its foreign policy toward Latin America.

Correa made the comment in the wake of US President Barack Obama's inauguration for a second term.

"The double standards persist," Correa told a local radio station. "Here, you are a good guy if you are a friend of the United States; you are a bad guy if you ... refuse to submit to its whims."

"As a Latin American, as a former president of Unasur (Union of South American Countries), I have to admit there have been very few changes in US foreign policy, especially toward Latin America," he said.

Traditionally, Washington preferred stability to social reform in Latin America, Correa noted. It has invariably supported conservative hardliners like former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe and battled left-leaning leaders such as Venezuela's Hugo Chavez, a close ally of Correa.