MONTEVIDEO, 4 Feb. The foreign ministers of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) will meet Feb. 17 in an attempt to achieve consensus on a successor to former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner, as announced Friday by Foreign Minister 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. 
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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