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Colombia Demands Bolivia to Leave Andean
Parliament
BOGOTA - The
Bolivia's representation was unilaterally
separated by Colombia's from the Andean
Parliament (PA), headquartered in Bogota,
Bolivian congressman Gaston Cornejo
denounced.
I had the chance of meeting with PA General
Secretary and told me that current president
of that entity, Ecuadorian Fausto Lupera,
assessed by a group of Colombians, had made
the decision of separating Bolivia from the
Andean authority, said Cornejo, quoted by
Cambio daily.
The Community of Andean Nations (CAN) has
four members: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and
Peru. The PA is undergoing one of its worst
crises since 1969, when it was shaped in
Chile.
According to the congressman, Bolivia's
exclusion has serious connotations, either
political or regarding dignity, because they
have damaged the country's sovereignty in
times of hard criticism against Colombia for
accepting US military bases in its
territory.
He also said the Colombia representation put
forward non-payment of the Bolivian quotas
to keep the Parliament, as the reason for
the proscription.
It is a disrespectful attitude that is
against the Latin American integration
statutes, said the Bolivian senator that
attended the PA meeting, replacing his peer
Ricardo Diaz, who died on October. |
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