Tag: Jose Miguel Insulza

• Thursday, May 2nd 2013 - 07:12 UTC

  Following the beatings of opposition members, OAS calls for dialogue in Venezuelan congress

  

  The Organization of American States (OAS) expressed concern over the acts of violence that took place on Tuesday in the National Assembly of Venezuela and noted that “this reflects, in a dramatic way, the absence of a political dialogue that could reassure the public and the branches of government, in order to resolve the outstanding issues in this country in a climate of peace between all Venezuelans”.

• Wednesday, April 17th 2013 - 23:49 UTC

  Latam countries in OAS recognized Maduro as Venezuela’s elected president

  

  Representatives from several Latinamerican and Caribbean countries before the Organization of American States recognized on Wednesday Nicolas Maduro as elected president of Venezuela. Nicaragua, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Uruguay among others congratulated the new head of state and praised the Venezuelan people for their massive and peaceful turnout last Sunday for the historic voting day.

• Wednesday, April 10th 2013 - 08:05 UTC

  The Americas have an ‘unprecedented opportunity’ for sustained growth

  

  The countries of the Americas face an ‘unprecedented opportunity’ for sustained growth supported by a newfound sense of optimism, said the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Jose Miguel Insulza at the Palm Beach Strategic Forum.

• Wednesday, March 20th 2013 - 07:23 UTC

  Falklands: OAS sceptical about possible mediation from the Pope: he’s Argentine

  

  The Organization of American States Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza is sceptical about a possible mediation from Pope Francis between Argentina and the UK over the Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty dispute as was requested by President Cristina Fernandez.

• Friday, March 8th 2013 - 08:13 UTC

  Emotional Cristina Fernandez back in Argentina misses Chavez funeral ceremony

  

  As world leaders were arriving at Caracas late Thursday for Friday’s funeral ceremony of President Hugo Chavez, Argentine president Cristina Fernandez and her delegation were back in Buenos Aires. The Argentine president visited the Military Hospital’s chapel Thursday noon for a final goodbye to the Venezuelan leader and then ordered the flight back to Buenos Aires.

• Wednesday, February 27th 2013 - 05:18 UTC

  OAS assembly in Guatemala will discuss “alternative strategies for combating drugs”

  

  In an advance of the coming 43rd OAS General Assembly to be held in Antigua, Guatemala next June the country’s Foreign Affairs minister Luis Fernando Carrera Castro presented before the OAS Permanent Council an issue that is gaining support in the continent, “Alternative Strategies for Combating Drugs”.

• Thursday, February 14th 2013 - 20:25 UTC

  Standing ovation in Washington for youth orchestra from Uruguay

  

  A Youth Orchestra from Uruguay which performed in the Hall of the Americas at the headquarters of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington DC received a standing ovation.

• Tuesday, January 29th 2013 - 03:34 UTC

  CELAC is “no threat for OAS, rather a useful component” says Insulza

  

  The Community of Latinamerican and Caribbean States, CELAC, is “no threat” but rather a useful component for the Organization of American States, OAS, said Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza during his attendance to the Celac summit meetings.

• Friday, January 18th 2013 - 06:08 UTC

  OAS will send observers to the February 17 general elections in Ecuador

  

  The Organization of American States will be sending observers to the coming presidential and legislative elections in Ecuador next month and to that effect OAS and Ecuador signed the agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of Observers which provides the conditions for the work of the Electoral Observation Mission.

• Saturday, January 12th 2013 - 11:51 UTC

  OAS respects Venezuela’s decision to postpone Chavez inauguration

  

  Organization of American States Secretary General José Miguel Insulza, said in statements to the press that the hemispheric body “fully respects and how could it be otherwise the decision of the constitutional powers of Venezuela regarding the inauguration of the President of that country”.