Unasur

Thursday, July 17th 2014 - 07:14 UTC
CFK admits having to pay 300% profit on holdouts’ dollars, but never 1.680% as pretended

Argentine President Cristina Fernández rejected on Wednesday the possibility of a new default during the UNASUR-BRICS meeting in Brasilia, highlighting Argentina is going to “keep on paying and honoring its debt,” while asking for support against the “so called vulture funds,” who are “pretending to collapse the Argentine debt restructuring.”
Tuesday, July 15th 2014 - 06:42 UTC
Chinese president Xi arrives in Fortaleza for the BRICS summit

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived on Monday to Fortaleza, Brazil for a summit of the BRICS countries. The sixth summit of the BRICS, which consists of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, will be held in Brazil from Tuesday to Wednesday.
Friday, June 27th 2014 - 07:30 UTC
Argentina praises international support and confirms payment to Paris Club

Cabinet Chief Jorge Capitanich praised the “clear, categorical and broad” support for Argentina’s stance in its dispute with speculative funds' holdouts from 133 countries from the UN system and specialized international media, and also confirmed that next month it will make the first payment of the agreement reached with the Paris Club.
Wednesday, May 21st 2014 - 07:22 UTC
Unasur mediators leave Venezuela unable to re-launch peace negotiations

Mediators from Unasur (Union of South American Nations) urged Venezuela's government and opposition back to the negotiating table after failing to revive talks to stem months of protests in the polarized nation.
Tuesday, March 25th 2014 - 09:37 UTC
Unasur delegation expected Tuesday in Caracas 'to follow the political dialogue'

The Unasur (Union of South American Nations) committee to follow the political dialogue in Venezuela will be meeting in Caracas Tuesday and Wednesday this week in Caracas, reported officially the Ecuadorean Foreign minister, Ricardo Patiño.
Friday, March 21st 2014 - 09:50 UTC
Unasur 'democratic clause' comes into force after ratification by Uruguay and Colombia

Any country that suffers an interruption to its democratic order will be automatically excluded from Unasur (Union of South American Nations), the bloc announced this week, after its “democratic clause” came into force and as Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro claimed that a US-funded campaign is trying to ouster him.
Tuesday, March 18th 2014 - 06:41 UTC
Unasur delegation begins dialogue-contacts next week to help with Venezuelan situation

Uruguayan foreign minister Luis Almagro confirmed that next week a delegation from Unasur (Union of South American Nations) will be ready to sponsor dialogue and help de-compress the situation in Venezuela as was agreed at the recent foreign ministers meeting held in Santiago de Chile when the inauguration of president Michelle Bachelet.
Wednesday, March 12th 2014 - 07:22 UTC
Unasur foreign ministers expected to call for dialogue and peace talks in Venezuela

Foreign ministers from Unasur (Union of South American Nations) will be drafting a statement calling for peace and dialogue to end the month-long clashes in Venezuela when they be meeting on Wednesday in Santiago de Chile. The meeting and agenda have the support from the Venezuelan government.
Saturday, March 8th 2014 - 06:32 UTC
Unasur meets to address the Venezuelan situation next Tuesday in Chile

Latin American foreign ministers and most probably presidents, will meet next week to discuss the unrest in Venezuela that has left at least 21 dead and hundreds injured and arrested following weeks of protests and clashes, according to the Ecuadorean president Rafael Correa.
Tuesday, February 18th 2014 - 05:19 UTC
Unasur calls for preservation of institutions and democratic principles in Venezuela

The Union of Southern Nations (UNASUR) expressed on Monday its “energetic condemnation” of the violent episodes recorded over the last week in Venezuela during conflicting opposition and pro-government marches, and called for “the preservation of institutions and democratic principles” in the divided nation.