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OAS Secretary General Meets with the President of Italy

  September 10, 2013

OAS Secretary General Meets with the President of Italy
Photo: Presidency of Italy

The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, today met with the President of the Republic of Italy, Giorgio Napolitano, within the framework of his official visit to Rome.

During the meeting, both leaders addressed the Western Hemisphere’s current issues, with particular emphasis on the economic, social, political, and security situation. In addition, they discussed the relations between Italy and the Americas and the opportunities for cooperation between the European country and the OAS. Italy holds the status of observer to the hemispheric organization since 1972.

Secretary General Insulza also presented to President Napolitano the Report on the Drug Problem in the Americas, prepared by the OAS under his supervision and submitted in May, which gave rise to the current debate going on in the Western Hemisphere on drug strategies.

For more information, please visit the OAS Website at www.oas.org.

Reference: FNE-12980