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Tag: Ernesto Samper
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Monday, October 27th 2014 - 07:31 UTC
Unasur warns about a period of slower economic activity in the region
Unasur (Union of South American Nations) chairman Ernesto Samper cautioned that recent oil and gas discoveries outside the region, a weaker demand for commodities from China and Europe and the 'evident strengthening' of the US dollar anticipate a slowdown of the region's economy.
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Saturday, September 20th 2014 - 09:26 UTC
Samper in Argentina updates Unasur agenda with Timerman
Unasur Secretary General Ernesto Samper in his first overseas official trip this week visited Argentina, where he met with President Cristina Fernandez and foreign minister Hector Timerman, and also held a round of political talks and other ministerial meetings.
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Friday, September 12th 2014 - 04:49 UTC
Samper becomes Unasur secretary general and ratifies peace as his main mission
Former Colombian president Ernesto Samper was inaugurated on Thursday as Secretary General of the Union of South American Nations, Unasur, by Surinam's Desire Bouterse who holds the rotating presidency of the group.
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Wednesday, August 27th 2014 - 06:24 UTC
Former Colombian president becomes Unasur new secretary general
Former Colombian president Ernesto Samper was confirmed as Unasur Secretary General following a consultation of the group's member countries presidents. The announcement had been delayed because a Union of South American Nations summit to be held in Montevideo this month was suspended.
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Tuesday, August 12th 2014 - 06:36 UTC
Uruguay wants Unasur to reach a consensus position of Gaza Strip conflict
Uruguay will ask fellow members at the Unasur summit to be held in Montevideo later in the month to discuss the Gaza Strip situation, said Foreign minister Luis Almagro who next week will be meeting a delegation from the Palestine Authority. Almagro and president Jose Mujica have been questioned for using the words 'genocide' and 'massacre' to describe the Israeli offensive in Gaza.
