Obama confirms attendance to regional summit; wants closer links with the region

Friday, January 20th 2012 - 07:27 UTC

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United States Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs Maria Otero said that one of the main purposes of President Barack Obama attendance to the coming Summit of the Americas in Colombia is to establish closer links with the region.

“It’s a chance for all the countries of the region to jointly work in the most important and critical issues for the region”, said Otero speaking in Colombia at the end of a two-day visit as part of a South American tour of several countries.

The US official said President Obama will be arriving at the Colombian city of Cartagena de Indias where the summit will take place April 9 to 15, with “the commitment to work in collaboration with the rest of the countries from the region”.

“President Obama’s focus on relations with Latin America has been one of partners and the need to assume responsibility over the issues we have to address in a shared manner, and basically working together”, pointed out Otero.

“I think this summit will be an opportunity to visualize regional initiatives, for example those which refer to the threats faced by the region, mainly the drugs and organized crime challenge, and I believe we will be able to advance and establish a join working system”.

The US official, born in Bolivia, said that Latin America for Obama is “a region of great importance with which we wish to work together to advance and consolidate those values which we all share”.

Ms Otero also called on the international community to unite in supporting the Colombian government's fight against the FARC the drugs funded Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces, which she described as a “terrorist entity”.

“All countries in the region should support the effort to get rid of these entities which create violence and abuse,” she declared.

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dear Barry

here is the risk categorisied countries list of the world

Category (A).. highest risk countries

UK .......fragmentation......inevitable ..!
Spain ....... fragmentation ....inevitable..!
Iran ...... fragmentation .... inevitable ...!
Iraq ......fragmentation ... inevitable...!
Canada .... fragmentation ... ineviatable ...!
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Category (B) ...less highest risk countries

Aussie .... regime changing ....inevitable ..!
N.Zealand ... regime changing ... inevitable ...!
Morocco .... regime changing ...inevitable...!
Saudi Arabia....regime changing ...inevitable..!
Thailand .... regime changing ...inevitable..!
Brunei .... regime changing ....inevitable ..!
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Category (C) ..distressfull countries -normal risky--

USA .... cultural deformation ...inevitable...!
Russia ... cultural deformation ....inevitable...!
China ....cultural deformation ...inevitable..!
India ....culltural deformation ..inevtable ..!
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Category (D) ....inner dangerous countries--normal risky

Pakistan .... always shaking itself ...inevitable ...!
All Arab countries ....always shaking itself ...inevitable...!
All Middle America countries ...always shaking itself...inevitable ..!
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Category (E) ...masochist countries..normal risky

Turkey ....always grind ...inevitable..!
Argentina ...always grind ....inevitable..!
Italy ...always grind ...inevitable ...!
Brasil ...always grind ...inevitable ..!
All East Europe....always grind ..inevitable..!
All other Latin countries...always grind ...inevitable..!
All Africa countries ..always grind ..inevitable..!
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Category (F) ...neutral countries ..least risky

Greenland......everything frozen...
Swiss....everyting is money/chocolate..
Jan 20th, 2012 - 11:17 am 0
Fido Dido
“Swiss....everyting is money/chocolate.. ”

Wrong, what chocolate. They import chocolate and rebrand them.

The Swiss “were” the money cockroaches until they devalued their Swiss Franc and continue to print more money to (bailout) buy the bad debt of their wonderful banks (UBS, Credit Swiss) that screwed up themself.
Jan 20th, 2012 - 03:31 pm 0
geo
**2 Fido
i meant that they eat /like chocolate much..
the Nestle has much more power than many coıntries.
their drug firms are very excellent too...
don't forget FIFA/UEFA/Olympic Committee .....either... !!
Jan 20th, 2012 - 03:49 pm 0

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