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UNASUR Invites U.S. To Discuss Military
Agreement With Colombia
QUITO - The Union of South American Nations
(UNASUR) invited the United States to
discuss with the block the Colombia-U.S.
military cooperation agreement, which allows
the presence of U.S. troops in Colombia, the
Ecuadorian government said Tuesday.
Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa who is
holding the rotating presidency of UNASUR
made the request to U.S. Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton, the Ecuadorian foreign
ministry said in a statement.
According to the ministry, the dialogue is
aimed at "discussing issues of vital
importance for the region."
At a ministerial meeting in November, UNASUR
countries reached agreement to seek a
dialogue with the U.S. to discuss the
guarantees it will offer to the region
regarding its military agreement with
Colombia, which allows the presence of U.S.
troops in the country to combat drug
trafficking and terrorism.
The UNASUR countries are worried that the
U.S. military presence in Colombia may be
used to perform spying tasks against other
nations.
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