Saturday, February 5, 2011

Corr-Unasur Unasur .- Ministers will meet in February to seek consensus on a successor to Nestor Kirchner

(((THIS NOTICE IN LIEU OF THE ABOVE ITEM ON THE SAME FOR AN ERROR IN THE FIRST PARRADO))) MONTEVIDEO, 4 (World Daily Buzz) Foreign ministers of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) will meet on Feb. 15 an attempt to achieve consensus on a successor to former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner, as announced on Friday the Foreign Minister of Uruguay, Luis Almagro.

Nestor Kirchner served as secretary general of UNASUR since May 4, 2010 until his untimely death in Argentina on 27 October. Several names have emerged as possible successors to Kirchner. In this regard, Almagro said that so far only been nominated former Colombian Minister Maria Emma Mejia and former Venezuelan Minister Ali Rodriguez Araque.

On 3 December, during the XX Latin American Summit of Presidents held in the town of Mar del Plata, Argentina, the foreign ministers of Unasur not reach agreement on this issue. UNASUR was established in 2007 and consists of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, Uruguay and Venezuela.

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