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OAS Secretary General Participates in MERCOSUR Meeting

  December 19, 2011

OAS Secretary General Participates in MERCOSUR Meeting
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The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, traveled to Montevideo, Uruguay, to participate in the XLII Regular Meeting of the Common Market Council and in the MERCOSUR Summit of Presidents and Associated States, being held in that country on December 19 and 20, 2011. The official activity of the meeting began with a meeting of the Council presided by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay, Luis Almagro, in which participated Foreign Ministers, National Coordinators and Associated States.

The presidential-level meeting also was attended by foreign ministers, ministers of the economy and special guests from international organizations. In the framework of the event, Secretary General Insulza held bilateral meetings with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil, Antonio de Aguilar Patriota, and with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay, Luis Almagro.

Reference: FNE-7886