Volume V, Number 8- August  2005 / Volumen V Número 8 - Agosto de 2005
 

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» Speech by President George W. Bush on CAFTA
» Discurso del Presidente de Nicaragua, Enrique Bolaños Geyer
» Speech by Amb. Albert R. Ramdin, Assistant Secretary General
» Discurso del Vicepresidente de Colombia, Doctor Francisco Santos Calderón
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OAS Names Former Argentine Foreign Minister to Lead  Mission to Nicaragua
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US President George W. Bush discusses CAFTA-DR,
at the Organization of American States headquarters
 

»Expanding trade within our hemisphere

by US President George W. Bush

By opening up Central America and the Dominican Republic to U.S. trade and investment, CAFTA will help those countries develop a better life for their citizens.  And by helping those economies improve, CAFTA will help the nations strengthen their democracies. (more)
 




»OEA: Papel trascendental en el diálogo

Mi gobierno ha manifestado su disposición a encontrar soluciones políticas a un complot –a un intento inédito de Golpe de Estado con máscara de legalidad y no con el tradicional ropaje militar. (más)


Presidente de Nicaragua,
Enrique Bolaños Geyer

 


Ambassador Albert R. Ramdin on the occasion of his
Assumption of Office as OAS Assistant Secretary General


»Economic integration and trade liberalization
by Ambassador Albert R. Ramdin
July 19, 2005 - Washington, DC

Many of us are of the view that further economic integration and trade liberalization within the context of ongoing trade negotiations continues to hold great promise for our peoples.
Vulnerable and small economies require and should be given time to adjust to competition as our hemispheric trade barriers fall, and attention must be paid to the real value of special and differential treatment. (more)

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»El principal reto para fortalecer la democracia colombiana es la superación de la violencia

Por Francisco Santos Calderón, Vicepresidente de Colombia> Presentación ante el Consejo Permanente de la OEA
20 de julio de 2005 - Washington, DC

Los colombianos tenemos una democracia con instituciones legítimas, sólidas y respetadas. A pesar de las dificultades en Colombia hay un estado de derecho. Contamos con un Gobierno transparente y existe la más amplia libertad de expresión.  (más)
 


 
» OAS Human Rights Commission Calls for Immediate Measures to Quell Violence in Haiti

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights reiterated its grave concern over the consistently escalating violence in Haiti and called upon that government, in coordination with the international community, to implement immediate preventative measures consistent with international human rights standards to quell the violence and restore security in Port-au-Prince and throughout the country. (more)


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