Tag: Organization of American States (OAS)

• Tuesday, December 2nd 2014 - 05:02 UTC

  US wants to continue with president-elect Vazquez the “vibrant relationship” developed with Mujica

  

  Secretary of State John Kerry congratulated on Monday Uruguayan president-elect Tabare Vazquez on his Sunday victory, and said that the US looks forward to working with the new administration and to continue advancing with the “vibrant relationship we have had” under the leadership of President Jose Mujica.

• Friday, September 12th 2014 - 06:19 UTC

  OAS recalls tragic events of 09/11 in Chile and United States

  

  The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza recalled on Thursday the tragic events that occurred on September 11, in Chile and the United States, in 1973 and 2001, and called on the international community “to observe tolerance and to respect diversity at a time when the world is shaken once more by violence.”

• Tuesday, August 5th 2014 - 07:14 UTC

  Argentina planning to question Judge Griesa before the International Court of Justice

  

  Argentina's Legal and Technical Secretary to the Presidency Carlos Zannini is overseeing a group of experts in international law as they draft the suit the government of President Cristina Fernandez will file against US Judge Thomas Griesa’s ruling on full repayment to holdout bondholders at International Court of Justice in the Hague, according to Noticias Argentinas-

• Friday, July 4th 2014 - 06:00 UTC

  OAS supports Argentina on hedge funds issue; Timerman regrets “US attitude”

  

  The Organization of American States (OAS) voted on Thursday to support Argentina’s position against holdout investors, as well as expressing concern over what the entity called “the behavior of speculative agents that affect global financial stability.”

• Wednesday, July 2nd 2014 - 08:00 UTC

  Uruguay presents Foreign minister Almagro as OAS Secretary General candidate

  

  Uruguay has presented the candidacy of its current Foreign minister Luis Almagro to succeed Jose Miguel Insulza as head of the Organization of American States, OAS Secretary General, it was reported on Tuesday from Montevideo.

• Monday, June 30th 2014 - 05:47 UTC

  OAS Permanent council expected to consider Argentina/hedge funds conflict

  

  The Argentina litigation with holdout hedge funds will have an additional ingredient this Monday when the Organization of American States, OAS, Permanent Council holds an extraordinary session, on a special request from Argentina, to consider a consultation meeting of foreign ministers to address the issue of sovereign debt restructuring.

• Friday, June 13th 2014 - 08:23 UTC

  OAS deploys 74 observers for Colombia's presidential election second round

  

  The Organization of American States (OAS) Electoral Observation Mission (EOM ) began the final deployment of observers ahead of the second round of the Colombian presidential election on Sunday June 15.

• Friday, June 6th 2014 - 07:40 UTC

  Malvinas OAS resolution calls for resumption of UK/Argentina negotiations on sovereignty

  

  The Organization of American States, OAS, annual assembly unanimously approved on Thursday a resolution on the Malvinas Islands calling on Argentina and the UK to resume negotiations regarding the sovereignty dispute.

• Friday, May 16th 2014 - 10:17 UTC

  Mujica calls on countries to leave aside individual interests and address global problems

  

  The President of Uruguay, José Mujica called on countries to put aside individual interests, address global problems such as climate change, and give more decision-making power to international organizations. Mujica is on a four day visit to Washington and on Thursday visited the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States, OAS.

• Saturday, April 5th 2014 - 04:18 UTC

  Antipersonnel mines day: Central America cleared; in Colombia rebels continue planting them

  

  OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza participated on Friday in Colombia in a ceremony commemorating the International Day against Antipersonnel Mines, where he described the effort and commitment of OAS to eradicate the scourge and bring rehabilitation to survivors as a “high priority.”