Contadora & Support Group to Sponsor Formation of Regional

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12-17-1986 Contadora & Support Group To Sponsor Formation Of Regional Political Organization Deborah Tyroler

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Recommended Citation Tyroler, Deborah. "Contadora & Support Group To Sponsor Formation Of Regional Political Organization." (1986). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/noticen/244

This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Latin America Digital Beat (LADB) at UNM Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in NotiCen by an authorized administrator of UNM Digital Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. LADB Article Id: 077445 ISSN: 1089-1560 Contadora & Support Group To Sponsor Formation Of Regional Political Organization by Deborah Tyroler Category/Department: General Published: Wednesday, December 17, 1986

According to the Dec. 12 issue of Mexican daily EXCELSIOR, Contadora Group foreign ministers have decided to establish a Latin American political organization with the aim of taking "rapid and flexible" action on "any" regional political problem. The establishment of such an organization will be a major topic at the Dec. 17-18 meeting of Contadora and Support Group foreign ministers in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Creation of an "alternative" to the Organization of American States (OAS) has been suggested by many Latin American leaders, but has received special attention by Peruvian President Alan Garcia. Garcia has stated that Latin American nations require a political forum of their own, excluding the United States. Diplomatic sources told EXCELSIOR the proposed regional forum would seek to achieve Latin American political integration in the medium term, and would resemble in structure existing organizations created for the promotion of economic integration, such as the Latin American Economic System (SELA), among others.

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