Tag: Luis Almagro

Wednesday, June 1st 2016 - 06:06 UTC
Maduro to Almagro: “stick up the Democratic Charter wherever it fits”

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday that Organization of American States chief Luis Almagro had called for foreign “intervention” in his country by invoking the body’s Democratic Charter in response to the political crisis in Venezuela.
Saturday, May 21st 2016 - 08:26 UTC
Maduro admits to being mad as a hatter, but “crazy love” for Venezuela and the revolution

Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro admitted he “was mad as a hatter”, but “mad with love” for Venezuela, the Bolivarian revolution and for the deceased leader Hugo Chavez, in a clear reference to previous statements, without mentioning him, of Uruguayan ex president Jose Mujica.
Thursday, May 19th 2016 - 08:32 UTC
Mujica says Maduro is “mad as a hatter” and everybody in Venezuela “have gone nuts”

Uruguayan ex president Jose Mujica said on Wednesday that in Venezuela “everybody has gone nuts” and president Nicolas Maduro is “mad as a hatter”. The former leader was reacting to the controversy between his former foreign minister and now OAS secretary general, Luis Almagro and Maduro.
Saturday, May 7th 2016 - 13:22 UTC
Venezuela accuses Washington and the opposition of plotting to overthrow Maduro

Venezuela's foreign minister accused the United States of conspiring to topple President Nicolás Maduro's government in conjunction with Venezuela's opposition. Minister Delcy Rodríguez says the plot includes attempting to remove Maduro's government from the Organization of American States in conjunction with the organization's secretary-general, Luis Almagro.
Saturday, April 16th 2016 - 08:45 UTC
OAS chief meets Rousseff and disagrees with the impeachment process

Brazilian president President Dilma Rousseff received on Friday in Brasilia the Organization of American States, (OAS), Secretary General Luis Almagro to discuss on the current situation in the country, some regional issues and the role played by OAS.
Wednesday, March 16th 2016 - 07:18 UTC
OAS observers to the Dominican Republic general elections on 15 May

The Organization of American States (OAS) and the Government of the Dominican Republic signed formal agreements by which the hemispheric institution will send an Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) to the general elections of May 15, which will be headed by the former President of Colombia, Andrés Pastrana.
Saturday, January 30th 2016 - 11:05 UTC
OAS Special mission to Haiti to help reach an understanding following suspension of elections

The Special Mission of the Organization of American States (OAS) to Haiti is scheduled to arrive in Port-au-Prince on Sunday, headed by the Chair of the OAS Permanent Council Representative of Antigua and Barbuda, Ronald Sanders.
Tuesday, January 26th 2016 - 07:55 UTC
OAS 'virtually bankrupt and facing existential threat' says Permanent Council chairman

The new chairman of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) Sir Ronald Sanders says the institution is now facing a “serious existential threat”, with its coffers virtually empty. OAS currently has Uruguay's Luis Almagro as Secretary General.
Thursday, December 10th 2015 - 08:36 UTC
Message from the OAS Secretary General on International Anti-Corruption Day

OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro called on countries of the region to redouble their efforts in strengthening transparency, accountability and integrity in the Americas, putting into practice the mandates of the Inter-American Convention against Corruption.
Monday, November 30th 2015 - 07:32 UTC
OAS Secretary General open letter regarding Venezuela's pre-electoral climate

The following open letter from the Organization of American States Secretary General Luis Almagro was addressed to president Nicolás Maduro regarding the pre-electoral climate in Venezuela, which is holding legislative elections next Sunday in very questionable and controversial conditions for opposition candidates.