Tag: Unasur

• Friday, July 23rd 2010 - 03:32 UTC

  Kirchner and Ecuador’s Correa to mediate in Venezuela/Colombia row

  

  Former Argentine president and current Secretary-General of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), Néstor Kirchner, “will collaborate in the mediation led by Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa, in order to overcome the crisis between the Colombian and Venezuelan governments”.

• Wednesday, July 7th 2010 - 06:38 UTC

  Unasur will be the “political complement which is missing with Mercosur”

  

  Unasur (Union of South American Nations) Secretary General Nestor Kirchner said on Tuesday that the regional block will become “the political complement which is missing with Mercosur”.

• Thursday, June 3rd 2010 - 22:58 UTC

  Security, mutual trust and migration in Unasur dialogue with Washington

  

  The need for a mutual-trust environment, which helps avoid situations of possible conflicts inside the region, is one of the main points the Union of South American Nations, Unasur, will be discussing with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, according to Ecuadorian diplomatic sources.

• Tuesday, May 18th 2010 - 18:14 UTC

  Peruvian president criticizes spiralling military expenditure in South America

  

  Peruvian president Alan Garcia criticized spiralling military expenditure in South America, a fact he linked to the recently created Union of South American Nations, Unasur.

• Thursday, May 13th 2010 - 10:53 UTC

  UNASUR Closer to its Formal Existence: Peru Ratifies Founding Charter

  

  Peru became the fifth country to ratify the Union of South American Nations founding treaty, which means the organization is now only four short for the nine to become legally effective.

• Monday, May 10th 2010 - 03:39 UTC

  UNASUR Agrees to Boost Defense Expenditure Transparency

  

  The Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) agreed over the week end to boost defence expending transparency to ensure regional stability which, according to Venezuela, Bolivia and Ecuador is threatened by a controversial military agreement between United States and Colombia.

• Friday, May 7th 2010 - 21:40 UTC

  Brazil Will Not Allow Drug Cartels or Armed Groups from Taking Over Paraguay

  

  Brazilian Senate president José Sarney said there are serious risks of a “Colombianization” of Paraguay given the recent actions of an armed group self proclaimed the Paraguayan People’s Army, EPP, and called for strong support for President Fernando Lugo.

• Friday, May 7th 2010 - 21:34 UTC

  Honduran President Calls Brazil “Arrogant”, Steps Down from Latam/EU Summit

  

  Honduran president Porfirio Lobo will not attend the LAC-EU summit in Spain later this month, after South American leaders who do not recognize him as his country's legitimate leader threatened to pull out. However, he will attend the EU/Central America meeting, which will be held a day later.

• Friday, May 7th 2010 - 01:41 UTC

  UNASUR will Address “Coup Attempt-Honduras Model” in Paraguay

  

  An imminent coup in Paraguay, Honduras-model, with the purpose of ousting President Fernando Lugo was analyzed by UNASUR (Union of South American Nations) leaders during the recent summit held in Buenos Aires, according to press reports from Argentina and Brazil.

• Thursday, May 6th 2010 - 03:03 UTC

  Several UNASUR Members Could Skip Madrid Summit because of Honduras

  

  Several UNASUR member countries plan to skip the upcoming Latin America, the Caribbean and the European Union Summit (EU-LAC) in Madrid if Honduran President Porfirio Lobo is invited, Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa said in Buenos Aires.