Maduro began a regional tour in Brazil to prepare UNASUR meeting.
Caracas, July 26 .- Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro, today began a tour that will take you to Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile, Peru and Bolivia, to prepare the special meeting of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) next Thursday in Quito, reported state television channel VTV.
The rupture of relations with Colombia, the Venezuelan government took the last day 23, Ecuador, temporary, sto energy credits, president of UNASUR, to convene an extraordinary meeting at the suggestion of Venezuela, Council of Foreign Ministers of the regional body for Thursday 29.
Maduro's tour begins today in Rio de Janeiro, where he will meet with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and tomorrow, Tuesday, travel to Buenos Aires, where he will meet with, ffxiv gil, the president of Argentina, Cristina Fernandez, and General Secretary UNASUR, Nestor Kirchner.
The Venezuelan Foreign Ministry today released a new statement, issued on July 23, in which he quotes the president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, "converse" with their counterparts from Argentina, Cristina Fernandez, and Brazil, Lula Da Silva, besides with the Secretary General of UNASUR, Nestor Kirchner, on the rupture of relations.
According, tera gold, to the note, the Venezuelan president "broad details of the gross misinformation campaign launched by Uribe from the Organization of American States (OAS), and analyze the scenario that led to the rupture of diplomatic relations with the outgoing government of Colombia."
The communiqu adds that "the leaders reaffirmed their unwavering commitment to peace and unity of the region" and notes that "agreed to undertake a joint effort (…)
to achieve the cessation of attacks that threaten the welfare and tranquility of the peoples of the continent.
On 22 July, Chavez broke relations with Colombia after withdrawal of this country to the OAS to seek refuge in Venezuela about 1,500 members of the guerrillas of the FARC and the ELN, therefore requested that an international commission will verify that fact , something Venezuela denies.
Following this decision, Venezuela requested a meeting of UNASUR to analyze the diplomatic crisis.
The UNASUR is formed by Argentina, Brasil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, Uruguay and Venezuela.