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Montevideo, May 6th 2025 - 06:37 UTC

Tag: Luis Almagro

  • Monday, March 10th 2025 - 21:08 UTC

    Suriname's Ramdin chosen to become OAS' next Secretary-General

    “Our Americas... hold a great potential to provide a peaceful and prosperous life to our people,” Ramdin stressed

    Albert Ramdin, Suriname's Foreign Minister, was elected Monday as the new Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS) for the term 2025-2030, marking a historic first for a representative from a Caribbean Community (Caricom) member State.

  • Wednesday, March 5th 2025 - 09:57 UTC

    Uruguay, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, and Colombia endorse Surinamese candidate for OAS top spot

    The Surinamese Albert Ramdin has served as Assistant OAS Secretary-General

    Uruguay, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, and Colombia have endorsed Suriname's Foreign Minister, Albert Ramdin, as their candidate for Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS). Ramdin, who previously served as Assistant Secretary General of the OAS, is seen as uniquely qualified to address contemporary challenges and bring a fresh perspective. The vote to replace the outgoing Secretary General, Luis Almagro of Uruguay, is scheduled for March 10, with Paraguayan Foreign Minister Ruben Ramirez Lezcano also in the running. Almagro's term ends on May 25 after a decade in the role.

  • Monday, November 25th 2024 - 08:40 UTC

    Paraguayan FM seeks top OAS position

    Trump apparently prefers Ramírez over the Surinamese contender

    Paraguay's Foreign Minister Rubén Ramírez Lezcano has become a strong contender to replace the Uruguayan Diego Almagro as Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS) following talks with US President-elect Donald Trump and his future aide Elon Musk, it was reported through X.

  • Thursday, August 1st 2024 - 09:06 UTC

    OAS fails to pass resolution calling for transparency in Venezuela

    The Organization of American States (OAS) Permanent Council was one vote short Wednesday of passing a resolution to demand that Venezuelan electoral authorities publish the minutes of each voting table which would prove there was no fraud last Sunday when the incumbent Nicolás Maduro had been lawfully chosen for the 2025-2031 term.

  • Tuesday, February 6th 2024 - 19:43 UTC

    Sebastián Piñera, former president of Chile, dies in helicopter crash at age 74

    This Tuesday was a rainy day in the area, with complex weather conditions, it was reported by local media. Piñera had left the house of his friend José Cox piloting his Robinson R 66.

    Former Chilean President Sebastián Piñera tragically passed away on Tuesday at the age of 74 in a helicopter crash in Lago Ranco, Chile. According to Chilean media reports, including ADN Radio, the accident occurred approximately 920 kilometers south of Santiago.

  • Saturday, October 8th 2022 - 10:47 UTC

    UK representative challenges OAS Assembly to recognize Falklands right to self determination

    OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro said the final resolution on Malvinas reaffirms “what the organization has historically expressed”

    The United Kingdom called on the Organization of American States (OAS) on Friday to “recognize the right to self-determination” of the Falklands/Malvinas islanders who had decided to remain citizens of a British Overseas Territories and members of the British Family, despite Argentina’s sovereignty claims.

  • Saturday, October 8th 2022 - 10:03 UTC

    OAS General Assembly condemns attack against CFK

    Secretary-General Almagro also underlined the OAS' support to Argentina regarding the Malvinas issue

    The 52nd General Assembly of the Organization of American States gathered in Lima, Peru, unanimously adopted a Hemispheric Declaration of Solidarity following the Sept. 1 assassination attempt in Buenos Aires against Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK)

  • Friday, December 3rd 2021 - 09:04 UTC

    OAS Chief says Peruvian President determined to fight corruption

    ”It seems to us that the works, projects and plans that Peru has are very important,” Almagro said

    Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary-General Luis Almagro Thursday said in Lima that President Pedro Castillo was determined “to fight corruption”

  • Wednesday, November 10th 2021 - 08:00 UTC

    Paraguay too says Nicaragua's elections were “illegitimate”

    Paraguay's Foreign Ministry unequivocally condemned Nicaragua's “flawed electoral process”

    Paraguay Tuesday joined the group of nations denouncing last Sunday's elections in Nicaragua, which were won by incumbent President Daniel Ortega over symbolic candidates while those who could have challenged him either sat in jail or were in exile.

  • Friday, October 15th 2021 - 09:50 UTC

    Death of Venezuelan political prisoner rattles Washington DC

    Almagro insisted an autopsy was needed to determine Baduel's cause of death

    Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary-General Luis Almagro Thursday pledged he would ask the United Nations to request the exhumation and autopsy of the late Venezuelan General Raúl Baduel, who died of COVID-19 while incarcerated by the Nicolás Maduro regime for alleged political crimes.

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