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OAS Leader Inaugurates Symposium at Inter-American Defense College
"In a democratic hemisphere tasks have to be done always keeping in mind the importance of maintaining the authority of civil governments in the region," he said.
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Secretary General Meets with Spain’s Secretary General for Defense Policy
The two discussed security in the hemisphere, drug policy, the Ibero-American agenda and cooperation between the OAS and the Spanish government.
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CICAD Opens its 53rd Regular Session
The meeting will focus on the recently presented OAS Report on the Drug Problem in the Americas.
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OAS Leader Presented Report on Drugs to CICAD Meeting
Secretary General delivered a speech to the representatives of the Member States on the Report.
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Secretary General Presented the Report on the Drug Problem in the Americas
He delivered the document in person to President Santos in Bogota and forwarded it to all OAS Member States.
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“We are encouraged by the sincere aspiration, that it is not a conclusion but only the beginning of a long awaited discussion”.
The Secretary General Called to that the situation "with realism to advance effective solutions."
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The Report has two parts: Analytical Report and Scenarios Report
The document was prepared by the OAS under the supervision of the Secretary General and resulted from a mandate of the Sixth Summit of the Americas.
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OAS Secretary General to Present Report on the Drug Problem in the Americas to the President of Colombia
The Report will be presented to the Member States on Friday and made public on Monday.
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53rd Session of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission
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