Correa calls on to establish new OAS
without U.S. participation

Xinhua

Ecuador's President Rafael Correa said U.S. interference made the Organization of American States (OAS) solve the crisis slowly, saying that it took the Rio Group summit "just one day to resolve the crisis, and look how long the OAS is going to take."

Ecuador's President Rafael Correa Saturday called on to establish a new organization of American states without U.S. participation to eliminate its interference with dealing with regional affairs by the Latin American countries.

Correa made the remarks when addressing a Quito television. He said Latin America needs to establish an organization of American states only comprising the Latin American countries.

The Ecuadorian president said the United States exerted the pressure on presidents of many Latin American countries when they expressed concerns over the diplomatic crisis involving Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela and Nicaragua.

He said U.S. interference made the Organization of American States (OAS) solve the crisis slowly, saying that it took the Rio Group summit "just one day to resolve the crisis, and look how long the OAS is going to take."

Correa highly praised a peaceful solution of the diplomatic crisis among the four countries, adding that it has opened an entirely new era for Latin America.

The 20th Rio Group summit concluded Friday in the Dominican Republic. In a statement approved by the summit, Colombia apologized for the raid across the border with Ecuador and pledged not to take similar actions.

Source: Mathaba

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