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Colombia refuses to join South American Defense Council

by Adriaan Alsema May 24, 2008

Colombia “cannot take part in the South American Defense Council due to the threats of terrorism,” Cesar Mauricio Velázquez, a spokesman for Colombian President Álvaro Uribe, said during a regional meeting at which 12 countries signed a treaty to create the Union of South American Nations (Unasur).In a statement, Velázquez also said his country “does not oppose the creation of a working group to study the theme.”Earlier this week, Uribe announced his refusal to approve the proposal, made by Brazil, saying the Colombian government is experiencing a difficult time in its fight against the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, the largest rebel group in the country.Such a regional defense body would not offer solutions to Colombia’s problem, he said.After Colombia’s rejection of the defense council, the other eleven Unasur members – Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela – agreed to establish a task force to present a revised proposal within three months.

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