MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Astori describes Mercosur latest decisions as “aggression and major institutional blows”
“It’s a major institutional blow, maybe the most serious in the 21 years of Mercosur” said Uruguayan Vice president Danilo Astori in direct reference to the group’s decision to incorporate Venezuela with the approval of Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay and the absence of Paraguay. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesIts nice to hear a vice president speaking his mind rather than a certain Boudou who is a Yes man... and just as corrupt as his master!
Jul 03rd, 2012 - 06:55 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Astori is correct and in voicing his concerns he is only trying to save Mercosur from becoming a useless piece of paper signed by countries unwilling to abide by any rules.
Jul 03rd, 2012 - 07:56 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Argentina is drowning and if these other countries/entities are not careful they're going to get pulled down with her.
Jul 03rd, 2012 - 08:57 pm - Link - Report abuse 0If Uruguay wishes to earn hundreds of millions of dollars from oil related activities, there's a new oil province opening up in a store near you. Just a thought.
Jul 03rd, 2012 - 09:31 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Venezuela hasn't been able to enter the mercosur because of the corrupt and coupist Paraguayan senate. Since Lugo was in favor of Venezuela entering.
Jul 03rd, 2012 - 10:10 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I think this decision of suspending Paraguay is a good example of the strong bonds and consensus among the mercosur.
Besides, this coup really stinks, it smells like Uncle Sam, doesnt it?
One more thing, what's with the hating towards Argentina?
“Venezuela hasn't been able to enter the mercosur because of the corrupt and coupist Paraguayan senate.”
Jul 03rd, 2012 - 10:59 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Yup, here, Paraguayan congress puts price to Venezuela’s Mercosur incorporation. http://en.mercopress.com/2011/02/05/paraguayan-congress-puts-price-to-venezuela-s-mercosur-incorporation.
As I typed, anyone who visited Paraguay will realize it's a true poor begger corrupt nation.
“it smells like Uncle Sam, doesnt it?”
Nah it doesn't. Uncle Sam is broke, to many local/domestic issues, the economy isn't improving, I live here and try hard to ignore the presidential reality show (Obummer vs Mittens the mormon draft dodger romney who is no difference than Obummer) on local news enjoys lecturing us about the new american idol and that everything is fine, while on Clown Network Business Channel (CNBC), Communist Network News and Faux news we're being lectured about how great “the rebels” aka freedom fighters are in Syria and that bailouts for the banks are good. By the way, you read here from some blowhards that were will be a base in Paraguay. Not going to happen.
what's with the hating towards Argentina?
It's so much cooler to be a tool and show off the hatred towards a nation that wants their territory back and most will never visit (to far, to expensive, they can't afford it), rather than concentrating of the problems on home soil (UK). Camaron and his gang on the left side, labour, loves it, play that game while robbing their future in front of their eyes.
#5 Oh we don't hate Argentina. We just hate the CFK corrupt government that is dragging the country into a cesspool. IF Argentina was ever willing to adopt true liberty and economic development, their economy would be truly worthy of belonging to the G-20. Right now they should be kicked out.
Jul 04th, 2012 - 12:20 am - Link - Report abuse 0# 7
Jul 04th, 2012 - 08:42 am - Link - Report abuse 0Even if Argentina government is corrupt.... what's that to you !
@Chicureo
Jul 04th, 2012 - 09:06 am - Link - Report abuse 0And why do you think Argentina is a G20 member so?
Do you think that Chile deserves to be a G20 country for example?
Just wonder...
This guy is turning into a Cobos, he should be kept at arms length
Jul 04th, 2012 - 09:57 am - Link - Report abuse 010 British_Kirchnerist (#)
Jul 04th, 2012 - 02:57 pm - Link - Report abuse 0You are SO right, BK, Danilo Astori and Julio Cobos have several things in common, HONESTY, INTELLIGENCE, ETHICS, PRINCIPLES, those things that seem to be lacking in the great majority of South American politicians.
@Simon68
Jul 05th, 2012 - 01:25 am - Link - Report abuse 0“HONESTY, INTELLIGENCE, ETHICS, PRINCIPLES”
oh! Like Alfonsin and De la Rua ha ha
Then they have to run by roof by their incompetence to exercise power.
Are you and official representative of the UCR party?
can you tell us what is your party plan please?
12 DanyBerger (#)
Jul 05th, 2012 - 03:18 pm - Link - Report abuse 0No Dany I'm not a representative of the UCR, but just as you say Raúl Alfonsin and Fernando de la Rua, in spite of haveing the stated virtues had to give up their mandates before time due to incompetence to deal with the antipatriotic forces of militant peronism.
I stand by what I commented in @11:
“Danilo Astori and Julio Cobos have several things in common, HONESTY, INTELLIGENCE, ETHICS, PRINCIPLES, those things that seem to be lacking in the great majority of South American politicians.”
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