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Last Updated: Feb 13, 2017 - 1:45:37 AM |
 The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) today approved a declaration in
support of the French people and sent its condolences
to the country and the families affected by the violent acts that took
place in Paris last week, that led to the deaths of 17 people in the
attack on the weekly “Charlie Hebdo” and the taking of hostages in a
kosher supermarket.
The declaration of the Permanent Council, presented following a proposal
by the Permanent Representative of Guatemala, José María Argueta,
“vigorously and unreservedly condemns terrorism in any part of the
world, in all its forms and manifestations.”
The document also welcomes the expressions of support and solidarity by
governments around the world “to the people and Government of France for
their rejection of violence and acts of terrorism perpetrated by
radical groups.”
Moreover the Council calls in the declaration for the consolidation of
peace, respect for life, tolerance and other fundamental rights and
freedoms.
In their addresses, the representatives of the member states in the
Permanent Council expressed on behalf of their governments their
solidarity with the people and Government of France, and also condemned
the recent attack against the civilian population in
Nigeria.
The special meeting today was headed by the new Chair of the Permanent Council and Permanent Representative of Suriname, Ambassador Niermala Badrising.
During the meeting, the delegations of Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru, the
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Chile, Argentina, Haiti, Paraguay,
Dominica, Nicaragua, Bolivia, Mexico, the United States, Venezuela,
Canada, Uruguay, El Salvador, Jamaica, Suriname, The Bahamas,
Brazil, Honduras, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Panama all took
the floor, as did the Permanent Observers from Spain, Italy and
France.
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