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OAS Secretary General Regrets It Was Not Possible to Restart Dialogue Between Costa Rica and Nicaragua on Border Dispute
December 12, 2010
The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, today regretted that thus far it has not been possible to restart dialogue between Costa Rica and Nicaragua, as was sought by other nations in the continent during the OAS Permanent Council and Meeting of Consultation, to bring closer their positions on the border conflict that brought tension to the relationship between the two Central American nations.
Secretary General Insulza said that "all countries represented in the OAS want these two sister nations to resolve their differences in a peaceful way and through dialogue, and everyone is willing to contribute to make that possible."
In this sense, he said the hemispheric organization "has never meddled in the border dispute; on the contrary, all Member States have been respectful of the two countries' sovereignty and have taken special care to avoid getting involved in the legal affairs behind the controversy, seeking only to help create the conditions for an equal and positive dialogue to diminish bilateral tensions. A simple reading of the minutes and resolutions refutes any possible argument about an undue intervention."
I reiterate that "though the two countries have decided to take their dispute before the International Court of Justice, I still believe that Nicaragua and Costa Rica must sit down to a talk on terms of their choosing because an examination of the issue at Court can take years and, unless fair and reciprocal guarantees are offered to restore trust, it will weaken the peace, the relationship between the sister countries and the whole of the region."
"The steps taken by the two governments and the agreements adopted by the countries of the hemisphere at the OAS seek to contribute to the necessary search for such reciprocal guarantees," the head of the hemispheric organization concluded.
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