The August 10 summit of the Union of South American Nations is setting up to be a big showdown. But not just between the ALBA forces such as Venezuela, Bolivia and Ecuador against Colombia, but also a political fight against the so-called "centre-left regimes". As Uribe continues on this 7 country whirlwind tour, both Brazil and Chile have come out saying that the issue of US military bases is question solely for Colombia, respecting its sovereignty. In response, Chavez said that no negotiation was possible and the only solution was for Colombia to not allow the establishment of US military bases. Uruguay has also supported this position. Uribe has said he will only send a low ranking diplomat to the meeting, noting its concern that Ecuador will assume the presidency of UNASUR, at the same time as maintain relations broken with Colombia
Bolivia will ask UNASUR to reject foreign military bases in Latin America http://boliviarising.blogspot.com/ La Paz, 5 ago (PL) Bolivian President Evo Morales announced that he would ask the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) to reject the installation of foreign military bases in Latin America, following a meeting with his Colombian counterpart, Alvaro Uribe. “We will take a proposed resolution to the UNASUR meeting rejecting the presence of any foreign armed military in the region,” said the head of state at the end of a brief conversation with Uribe in the Palacio Quemado. According to Morales, quoted in the newspaper Cambio, the Bolivian proposal will be presented by the delegation to the summit of the political and economic bloc, which will be held on August 10 in Quito, Ecuador. Uribe left the presidential palace in La Paz the same way he entered: with a meager greeting to the people and without emitting a single comment to the press that was present regarding the issues discussed with Morales. Colombia hopes to sign this month an extension of its military agreement with the US that would include the use of 7 military bases in this South American country by US soldiers. The head of state of Aymara origin, recalled that in Bolivia, armed foreigners persecuted the peasant movement and that he was victim of their abuse, which is why he considers the move as an act of aggression. “We reject the presence of US soldiers in the region because the empire always has its objectives; to allow the presence of military bases is an attack on democracy,” he indicated. Morales also expressed his preoccupation to Uribe regarding the situation in Latin America, given that he felt that accusation were being made from Colombia against the president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, and of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, just as the US use to do against the leader of the Cuban revolution, Fidel Castro. Furthermore, he stated that at the Quito meeting, the Bolivian government would request the creation of a Defense School and propose the regionalisation of the struggle against narcotrafficking. Moreover, the Bolivian head of state explained that the meeting with President Uribe was also held so that the Colombian could express his preoccupation over the differences that his government has with Venezuela and Ecuador. ________________________________________________ YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. Send list submissions to: [email protected] Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
