Friday, 22 March 2019, Santiago, Republic of Chile: the 36th President of Chile, Sebastián Piñera Echenique, hosted a summit for his counterparts hailing from Argentina; Mauricio Macri; Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro; Colombia, Iván Duque Márquez; Ecuador, Lenín Moreno; Paraguay, Mario Abdo Benítez; Guyana, David Granger as well as Peru, Martín Vizcarra.
Chile and Colombia have led the imputus for the new ‘Prosur’ political grouping after criticism that a previous bloc, Unasur, failed to take action on crisis-stricken Venezuela. In the “Santiago Declaration” inked in the leaders vowed to create a bloc open to any country, regardless of political ideology, to collaborate on solving regional problems, as long as they hold “a firm and clear commitment to democracy, freedom and respect for human rights”.
Boliva, Uruguay and Surinam despatched also emissaries to the summit that had been announced in January 2019 by Chilean President Piñera as “a South American coordination mechanism for public policies, in defense of democracy, the independence of powers, the economy of markets, the social agenda, with sustainability and with due application”
For further information:
About Prosur: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosurhttps://www.gob.cl/noticias/presidente-pinera-da-inicio-encuentro-de-presidentes-de-america-del-sur-queremos-que-este-foro-tenga-un-compromiso-fuerte-y-claro-con-los-principios-de-la-libertad-la-democracia-y-los-derechos-humanos/
https://www.gob.cl/noticias/presidentes-pinera-y-duque-reafirman-compromiso-por-la-integracion-progreso-y-desarrollo-de-paises-de-sudamerica/
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