A mild, good-intentions, no surprises marks the CELAC Caracas Declaration

Monday, December 5th 2011 - 04:19 UTC

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The new Latin American and Caribbean organization backed Argentina's claim to sovereignty over the Falkland Islands and slammed US sanctions on Cuba at the end of a two day summit in the capital of Venezuela, hosted by President Hugo Chavez. Read full article

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xbarilox
were you waiting a declaration of war?
Dec 05th, 2011 - 08:07 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Alejomartinez
Not at all. We're civilized nations. Congrats Argentina on the strong support for Argentina's “legitimate rights” over the Malvinas!
Dec 05th, 2011 - 12:46 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Yuleno
It won't be given any credence because it's support for Cuba.It will be dismiss as left/communist talk.The best way to defend injustice is to call those who speak for justice,leftist/communist.But why do they trade with China?
Dec 05th, 2011 - 01:41 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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GeoffWard2
Not thought through.
Anodyne and/or stir-crazy?
Too big; too diffuse; and off-the-wall.

It will take much needed energy away from the more focussed and therefore potentially more effective regional groupings - eg CAN & Mercosur in the trading province.

Pressure group politics from within CELAC will so easily ham-string such focussed organisations.
Oil monies and national profits (where they exist in the profitable parts of Latin America) will drain away like water into sand as funds become dispersed ever more thinly to ever more marginal effect (Laws of diminishing returns).

I can hear it now :

So, by a majority vote, we are all agreed. Brasil's oil revenues will be disbursed equitably and proportionately to all the states within CELAC. Long Live The Bolivarian Revolution. Hurrah! Hurrah!“

. . .

”So, by a majority vote we are all agreed,
no more trading with the satanic USA until all nuclear devices are removed from the Southern hemisphere and the Carribean.“
[Hurrah! Hurrah!]

”Now let's all join hands and sing the CELAC National Anthem.”

And what did happen to Parlasur?
Dec 05th, 2011 - 08:56 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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