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Unasur To Probe Into
Bolivian Violent
Conflict
BUENOS AIRES - Chilean
Foreign Ministry said
that the Union of South
American Nations (Unasur)
had agreed on Wednesday
at a summit in New York
to send a commission to
Bolivia to probe into
the recent violent
conflict in the country,
news reaching here from
Santiago said.
The summit, attended by
most South American
presidents who were in
New York for the 63rd
session of the United
Nations General
Assembly, aimed at
finding ways to resolve
Bolivia's unrest and
other regional problems.
One major subject of the
summit was a report on
the dialogue between
Bolivian government and
the opposition presented
by former Chilean
Foreign Minister Juan
Gabriel Valdes, who was
currently working as the
leader of a Unasur
mediating delegation in
Bolivia.
As agreed at the summit,
South American countries
will make joint efforts
to further boost the
dialogue and
negotiations among all
concerned parties in
Bolivia.
A special commission
will also be created to
conduct independent
investigation in the
northern Bolivian
province of Pando, the
region most seriously
hit by the recent
violent conflict.
Chilean President
Michelle Bachelet,
temporary president of
Unasur, said the
organization had
received strong backing
from the European Union
for its efforts to
safeguard Bolivia's
democracy.
Bolivian President Evo
Morales also said he
appreciated Unasur's
mediation, and showed
confidence in its
ability to help end the
current unrest in his
country.
On Sept. 15, Unasur
members met in Santiago
for the bloc's first
extraordinary summit and
gave wide support to the
government of Morales
and Bolivia's democratic
mechanism.
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