Tag: Unasur

• Monday, August 17th 2015 - 06:52 UTC

  Suriname leader Bouterse takes office for another five-year term

  

  Suriname former military ruler Desi Bouterse officially began a second consecutive five-year term in office after being sworn in, promising to diversify the country’s economy and make the country less dependent on bauxite, gold and oil exports.

• Saturday, July 18th 2015 - 09:15 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez hails Mercosur success in integration and in promoting a political block

  

  In what can be considered her last speech before a Mercosur summit, Argentine president Cristina Fernandez, who is stepping down next December, hailed what she called the “magnitude of the importance of integration” in South America with the inclusion of both Venezuela and Bolivia showing the “success and the resounding failure for those who forecasted for years that the Mercosur was going to fail.”

• Saturday, June 6th 2015 - 10:02 UTC

  For a world in distress, “the answer is Latin America” argues Argentine ambassador in London

  

  The Argentine ambassador in the UK, Alicia Castro, was one of the main speakers invited to an event yesterday which included the discussions “another world is possible” and “against foreign intervention in Latin America”. Dozens of activists from across the UK expressed their support for a range of Latin American causes.

• Monday, May 25th 2015 - 08:00 UTC

  Brazil/Uruguay expect Paraguay to join in speeding Mercosur/EU negotiations

  

  Uruguay will be hosting Paraguayan president Horacio Cartes in early June when he is expected to confirm' his country's support to Uruguay and Brazil in their renewed approach to accelerate negotiations for the signing of a full cooperation and free trade agreement with the European Union, which were started fifteen years ago.

• Wednesday, April 29th 2015 - 08:12 UTC

  Falklands/Malvinas: Unasur message in support of Argentina's claims

  

  Unasur and Argentina made public on Tuesday a letter dated last 5 April in which the regional group' Secretary General and former Colombian president Ernesto Samper, strongly supports Argentina's sovereignty claims over the Falklands/Malvinas and other South Atlantic Islands plus the adjoining maritime spaces.

• Friday, April 17th 2015 - 04:40 UTC

  Unasur opens Defense School to elaborate a shared doctrine of peace and stability

  

  The Union of South American Nations, Unasur will celebrate this Friday its eighth anniversary with the official opening of the South American Defense School (Esude) created to instruct on defense and security issues, both at civil and military level, following 'the principles of a regional strategic vision'.

• Monday, March 16th 2015 - 10:08 UTC

  Unasur calls on the US to revoke measures against Venezuela and implement dialogue

  

  The Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) slammed the United States for its decision to label Venezuela as a security threat and impose sanctions against a number of its officials, calling on Washington to revoke the measure.

• Friday, March 13th 2015 - 11:38 UTC

  Uruguay looks to Paraguay in support of a more open and dynamic Mercosur

  

  Fresh from an incident with Venezuela which delayed and displaced a Unasur meeting, the Uruguayan government is looking for closer relations with the conservative administration of Paraguay, putting the emphasis on regional integration but also in making Mercosur a more open and dynamic trade and cooperation block.

• Wednesday, March 11th 2015 - 06:54 UTC

  Unasur to hold a presidential summit on the Venezuela/US confrontation

  

  Unasur (Union of South American Nations) presidents will meet next week to respond to the “grotesque and illegal” meddling of the United States in Venezuelan affairs announced Ecuadorean president Rafael Correa.

• Friday, December 5th 2014 - 06:19 UTC

  Latin America 'unfortunately' has a very low participation in global trade

  

  Latin America 'unfortunately' has a very low participation in world trade which is a major challenge for the region, according to Gonzalo Rodriguez, member of Mercosur technical staff, who was one of several speakers at the preamble of Unasur summit.