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International appreciates the action parties and governments or the taken by the government of to to the heroic surmount the problems stemming struggle of the Latin American from unjust international economic people have been decisive. DOCUMENTS structures. The struggles conducted by The Congress of the Socialist Latin Americans against dictator­ International also reaffirms its ships, to ensure a respect for Resolution on Latin America condemnation of terrorist acts and human rights and in support of the and the Caribbean expressed its solidarity with the economic and social demands of The Socialist International express­ Alan Garcia Perez, as host. democratic government of Peru in the majority of the people, have es its deep satisfaction at holding The Aprista government, the its efforts to maintain and defend opened the way to new possibilities its congress, for the first time in its first in Peru's history, reflects the the rights and freedoms of its for political progress in the region. history, in Latin America- in , will for change and transformation people. The strides made by democracy Peru, with the Peruvian Aprista that is being expressed throughout Democracy Is today a reality in have resulted in the recent over­ Party (PAP) and its leader. the the Latin American continent. most of the countries of the region. throw of the dictatorial regime of president of the republic, comrade The Congress of the Socialist The contributions made by the Jean Claude Duvalier In Haiti, the

Guatemala Japan List of participants Democratic of Socialist Pattyof Japan, SPJ Guatemala, PSD EijiYasul Mario Sol6rzano Martinez Congress of the Socialist International Emque de le6n Lebanon /!vrbr lwale:z ':J3essive Socia/1st Party, Lima, Peru, 20-23 June 1986 Aondalma Tellez Doure,d Yaghi Iceland "Luxembourg Social Democratic Party Luxembourg Socialist J6n Baldvln Hambalsson Socialist lntematlonal Belgium Ecuador Worlcers' Party, LSAP/POSL Lyd,eSctmt Willy Brandt Soclslist Party, PS Democtatic Left Party, ID Ireland Pentti VMniinen Etienne Godin Rodrigo Borja The Labour Patty Luis Ayala Malta Raymonde Oury Edmundo Vera Tony Brown Malta Ame-Marie Uzln Pedro Saad Tony Kinsella Rafael C6rdova Cannelo Mifsud Bomicl Manano Bustamante Israel Alfred Sant Fraternal Organisations EruardoMadrinM Israel Labour Party Belgium Gonzalo Araus UzlBaram Nether1anda Socialist Party, SP Gustavo Espinosa NavaArad Labour Party, PvdA IFM/SEI Karel van Miert Colon Ortega Israel Gat Joopder1 l¥ Oscar Debunne Maatten van Traa International Falcon Maria Rosa Rodr~ Avraham Hatzan'Wi Movement I Socialist Martha de BonsKransny GekeFaber Canada Ochoa Educational lnt6m8tlonal Teresa de Mosquera ElramZinger Jan Pronk N'IC Nilsson , NOP/ Solon Vdla Vocenclo NPO JaoqutCottyn Frady Behrs Israel New Zealand Enrique Tello Molina Ed B

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earlier establishment of democratic To firmly establish democracy in suffering the consequences of an people of Latin America and the governments in Ar~1entina, Uru­ Latin America, it is necessary that unbalanced trade and financial Caribbean today requires that their guay and Brazil, and the struggles it be implemented at all levels of conditions which seriously affect right to development. self-de­ to achieve democracy by the society. Only a true economic and the region. termination and be people of Paraguay aind Chile who, can guarantee a In consolidating democracy, the defended. with their courageous demonstra­ lasting political democracy. forces which are holding back the tions, herald the imminent demise The existence in Latin American progress of freedom , both na­ The Socialist International is com­ of the last two dictatorships in the societies of deeply rooted inequali­ tionally and internationally. must mitted to supporting the struggle continent. ties, together with oligarchically be defeated. It is imperative to for democracy and social justice in Latin America, however, must oriented economic groups and establish a new international eco­ Latin America and the Caribbean. face up to and sunnount a dual interests, have prevented the fulfil­ nomic order which would eliminate Today , challenge in order to ;advance in the ment of the aspirations for justice the injustices of the unbalanced through the action and dedication building of a more just and society: and freedom of people in those trade between the developed and of its member parties in the region, to consolidate politic:al democracy countries. Unjust international eco­ the developing nations. is furthering the task of building and ensure the economic and nomic relations have also resulted The reaffirmation of the political free, just and solidary societies on social progress of its people. in Latin America and the Caribbean and economic independence of the the continent.

USA Hilda Urizar Chile Nicaragua Democratic Socialists of Carlos Enrique Melgar Guests - trade union Alianza Democrat/ca, AD Frente Sandinista de America, DSA organisations Ricardo Nunez Llberaci6n Nacional, FSLN Carlos Roca Caceres Bayardo Michael Harrington Fernando Le6n de Vrvero Arce Motl Zefmanowicz El Salvador Maria Teller Luis Alberto Sanchez ICFTU/ORIT Tim Sears Frente Democratico Jose Pasos Judith van Allan International Confederation Revolucionario, FDR Bolivar Diaz Gustavo Saberbein ofF ree Trade Unions/Inter Alfonso Ramos ANa Eduardo Calles USA American Regional Phlllppines Orestes Rodriguez Organisation of Worlcers Eritrea Social Democrats USA, Ramiro Pnale Democratic Socialist Party, SOUSA Luis Anderson Eritrean Uberation Front, ELF DSP Bayard Rustin Puerto Rico Tackle lzaz Ramon Pedrosa Rita Freecman IFFTU Omer el Soun Alim Puerto Rico Independence International Federation of Joel Freedman Party, PIP Tanunia Free Teachers' Unions Eritrea Eric Chenoweth Fernando Martin , CCM Sam Shube Alberto Diaz Heredia Eritrean People's Liberation Lucy Lamacl< Front, EPLF Turkey Jibril Yusuf Venezuela Social Democratic Populist Guests - international Tunisia Democratic Action, AD Party, SHP Part/ Socialiste Destourien, organisations Greece carlos Andres Perez Turner Alkan PSD Reinaldo Figueredo Panel/inion Sotsialistikou Ferid Mahresi Klnema, PASOK Beatrice Rangel Commission on US-Central Sadak Fayala Marco Tulio Baunicelli America Relations Christos Papoutsis ElenaMo Iran Front de Liberation Na/Iona/ Council of Brazil Party, LSDP USA Nationa/e, FLN Resistance Democratic Left Party, PDT Jonas Valaitis Democratic Party Leonel Brizola Kozma Balkus Saddek Zouaten Kazem Rajavi Gabriel Guerra Darcy Ribeiro Hattabi Sid Ali Bahman Etemad Peter Emerson Bocayuva Cunha Polish Socialist Party, PPS S8yed Ali Sadr Alvin Rosenbaum Eduardo Chuahy Tadeusz Prokopowicz Argentina Hamid Entezam Vivian Oerryck Union Civics Radical, UCR Korea Matheus Schmidt Adolfo Gass Miguel Bodea Hip6tito Solari Yrigoyen Alliance for Democracy & Associated Reunlficaton of Korea, Han Organisations Min Ryun Boukhari Ahmed Argentina Guejmou\a Ebbi Cyprus Mesa de Unidad Socialista Kwak Tong-Ui EDEK Socialist Party RimMin-Sik Guillermo Estevez Boero Yugoslavia T aids Hadjidemetriou CSPEC Hector cava11e

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