Mercosur Secretary General resigns and walks out from the Mendoza summit
Mercosur Secretary General Samuel Pinheiro Guimaraes resigned to his post in the midst of the Mendoza summit following a strong exchange with the group of Foreign Ministers, indicated reports from Buenos Aires.
The Brazilian official, according to summit sources, resigned and walked out of the meeting after presenting to the Foreign ministers his mid year report, arguing the “lack of political support and budget differences”.
In a brief message addressed to the summit, Pinheiro Guimaraes who before taking the Mercosur post was Brazil’s Presidency Strategic Affairs minister and Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs complained that his initiatives for some time “have not prospered” or for that matter “even considered”.
According to summit sources the attitude of Pinheiro Guimaraes surprised the Argentine and Uruguayan delegations, although Hector Timerman and Luis Almagro accepted the resignation with no questions.
Allegedly the outgoing official had serious differences with Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota, who has also fallen in disgrace with President Dilma Rousseff, according to Brasilia sources.
Pinheiro Guimarães became Mercosur Secretary General in January 2011 for a three year period and among his duties was to elaborate proposals and represent common policies from the group.
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I can imagine Timmidman bein surprised by anything, but Almagro needs to get himself together. Not only did he miss the Chin Premier while he was wasting his time meddling in other countries affairs in Paraguay, he was surprised that the guy appointed to run Mercosur ACTUALLY wanted something positive to happen!
Perhaps he will be surprised when Pepe asks for his resignation.
Nothing positive happens? What are you talking about, Venezuela just got in :)
Ah, Paraguayan elite.... With enemies like you, who needs friends :)
www.lanacion.com.ar/1486654-la-presidenta-bajo-el-imperio-de-las-emociones
I would also be interested to know.
veja.abril.com.br/blog/radar-on-line/governo/depois-da-rio20-ministro-perde-prestigio-com-dilma/
To be judged in moralities by a European.
Kinda like the lion judging the hyena on their lack of vegeterianism.
Chris, you are a European, don't forget that.
Missed the Veja clip.
I guess Patriota had good reasons for distancing himself from some of the crazier G20 decisions.
But Dilma has been around CFK too much - seeing CFK's ministers energetically indulging in black=white 'double-speak' must make Dilma believe this is the way Patriota should act.
I have time for the man.
Of Course!!!
Veja Says, Veja says. So it must be true.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNE2YuoOFLY
“Chris, you are a European, don't forget that.”
That is very true Tobias, but do not forget TWO things:
1) I chose to live in South America, you were simply born here;
2) I chose Uruguay, the best country in South America to live in. Unfortunately, you were born in Argentina. :o(
#12 I think Cristina may be a good influence on Dilma, moving her to the left. Or she may just be closer to her freedom fighter youth all along than some of you hoped =)
You yourself admitted you were outcasted from your country. Too expensive, and especially to rotten with socialism and immigrants (your words). Doesn't sound like a choice to me.
If I had been born in Europe, I would have probably killed myself by now (as many of you guys do)
If I had been born in North America, I would probably be a fried brain wasting away by now (as many of them do)
If I had been born anywhere else in Latin America, I would probably be living in a wood shack by a hillside (as many of them do).
Thankfully, I was born in the best place to be born in, and in the best place to be born in WITHIN the best place to be born in. As such, I don't feel suicidial due to life being not worth living, I don't poison myself with drugs because life being all about work 24/7, and I don't live in a wood shack. I like life, I don't live to work, and I have a nice bungalow of brick red exteriors, a pretty garden, a red gabled roof, and a cute garage. And I'm extremely well educated.
Please don't hate.
... reconstructing history.
Dilma Rousseff may have been known as - and is still known as - a 'freedom fighter' (arguably good),
it should not be forgotten that she was also an international terrorist (definitely bad).
CFK kept her head down during the troubles, becoming a 'lawyer' when others 'freedom fought'.
I think she can teach old Dilma very little when it comes to 'fighting for the Left'.
You say...:
“Thankfully, I was born in the best place to be born in, and in the best place to be born in WITHIN the best place to be born in.”
I say...:
Are you from Belgrano too?
Alas, you continue to miss the point.
I didn't have to go to Uruguay, I could have gone most anywhere (except Argentina obviously), we nearly went to France, I chose to go to Uruguay.
A definition of education which I think is reasonable:
”the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life ('Learning for life').”
The word 'mature' is in fact underlined in the definition. May I suggest you take serious notice of that?
I realise you keep on at me because you are somewhat disheartened that an old Brit (or old git, if you like) can see through your little problem.
BK, check out this link:
www.cerromercedario.com/2008/03/los-kirchner-durante-los-aos-de.html
And this one:
www.cerromercedario.com/2010/02/pasado-imperfecto-las-verdaderas.html
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