|
|
|
Last Updated: Feb 6, 2017 - 2:32:04 PM |
From left to right:
José Fernández Estigarribia, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Paraguay
Fernando Lugo, Former President of Paraguay
Date: July 02, 2012
Place: Asunción, Paraguay
Credit: OAS
|
The
Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José
Miguel Insulza, today concluded his visit to Paraguay, where he headed a
special mission that included the Permanent Representatives to the
Organization of Haiti, Duly Brutus; Canada, Allan Culham; the United
States, Carmen Lomellin; Honduras, Leónidas Rosa Bautista; and Mexico,
Joel Antonio Hernández; with the objective to meet with authorities from
the three branches of Government, as well as the main stakeholders in
the current political crisis, in order to submit a report to the
Hemispheric Institution’s Permanent Council.
“We leave under the
impression that there was openness from everyone to provide us with
information on the case, full access, and a strong desire to look
forward to the future and to continue building this country. To that
end, dialogue and understanding are necessary, and I hope we can
contribute towards that goal,” Secretary General Insulza said after the
visit.
The head of the Hemispheric Organization said: “On behalf
of the Ambassadors, I wish to thank all Paraguayans for the kind
attention they provided us. These were two days of uninterrupted work,
which included conversations with all powers of the State–Executive,
Legislative, and Judicial–; the Electoral Court; President Lugo, his
attorneys and former collaborators, as well as the Catholic Church.”
In
less than two days, Insulza completed an agenda that started with a
meeting with President Federico Franco and Foreign Minister José
Fernández Estigarribia. This was followed by a meeting with former
President Lugo and his attorneys, with former Interior Minister Carlos
Filizzola and with the heads of the Senate, Jorge Antonio Oviedo Matto,
and the Chamber of Deputies, Víctor Bogado.
With the aim of
listening to all sides’ versions and analyses of the situation, the OAS
Mission met with representatives from the Authentic Radical Liberal
Party (PLRA), Guasú Front, Colorado Party, National Union of Ethical
Citizens (UNACE), and Beloved Fatherland Party (PPQ).
A meeting
with the President of the Supreme Court of Justice, Víctor Núñez, was
also on the agenda of Secretary General Insulza and the Ambassadors, who
met as well with all members of the country’s highest court of justice.
The
Episcopal Conference of Paraguay, the National Federation of
Farmworkers, indigenous leaders, the Industrial Union, journalists and
media owners completed the list of interviews held by the OAS Mission,
which aimed at hearing all Paraguayan political and social stakeholders
in order to present next Monday a comprehensive report to the Permanent
Council.
Secretary General Insulza is set to travel from
Asunción to Saint Lucia, where he will attend tomorrow the Thirty-Third
Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
For more information, please visit the OAS Website at www.oas.org.
© Copyright 2012 by thebahamasweekly.com
Top of Page
|
|
|
|