Chile
Denies Failure of UNASUR Meeting
Santiago - Chile denied
on Wednesday that the Union of South
American Nations (UNASUR) Foreign and
Defense Ministers meeting, held in Quito on
Tuesday, had been a failure.
Chilean Foreign Minister Mariano Fernandez
said the meeting ended with important points
of common understanding despite the
differences among the 12 member countries of
UNASUR.
"I do not find it a failure. UNASUR is
formed by 12 countries. These 12 countries
have attended the meeting, which means the
common commitment is present," Fernandez
said.
The atmosphere during the meeting was tense
as delegates from Argentina, Bolivia,
Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guayana,
Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and
Venezuela discussed a recent agreement
allowing the United States to use military
bases in Colombia.
Fernandez stressed the principle of
non-extraterritoriality, that any country
could make military invasions in other
nations to control armed groups.
Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Fander Falconi
welcomed Chile's proposal of approving
military expenses in the region, touching on
Chile's experience in the matter.
"There are methods that can be shared, there
are approaches that can be shared, and the
idea is that we also finish with that
dispersion of information sources in the
region," Falconi concluded.
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