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Latin
American Parliament Meets in Ecuador
Quito - Latin American Parliament leaders meet
Wednesday in this capital to evaluate the democratic
crisis gripping Honduras and possible consequences
for the region.
Fernando Cordero, chairman of the Ecuadorian
Legislative Commission, stated Tuesday that
participants in this special meeting will adopt
actions for the return of democracy in the Central
American nation and Latin America.
"The recent military coup perpetrated in the brother
Republic of Honduras is, undoubtedly, an abominable
action that not only affects the noble Honduran
people, but also the international community in
general," Cordero stressed.
The Assembly's top representative noted this
military coup in Honduras also works against the
gradual processes of change underway in the
Americas.
"I think this brutal coup against the legitimately
constituted government of President Manuel Zelaya
deserves open condemnation from parliaments of our
region," he noted.
"We are also going to examine the role of those
bodies in the resolution of conflicts and approve a
final declaration at the end of the event," the top
legislative pointed out.
Parliament leaders from Argentina, Chile, Cuba,
Venezuela, Mexico and Bolivia have so far confirmed
their attendance to this forum.
Top representatives from the Andean Legislature, the
Latin American Parliament, the Inter-Parliamentary
Forum of the Americas, the Parliamentary
Confederation of the Americas, the Central American
Parliament and Indigenous Parliament of the Americas
are invited to this meeting, to be run until
Thursday. |
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