Special Session of OAS on Panama
1989-05-12T20:03:31-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvYzcxXC8xOTg5MDUxMjIwMDQxOTAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==A discussion by the Permanent Council of the OAS on the situation in Panama as requested by the delegation from Venezuela. A draft resolution stated that a meeting of the UN Security Council was needed to address the crisis there. Member Ministers then related their concerns. Costa Rica stressed a return to democracy in Panama, noting the election fraud and suppression, and requested a peaceful resolution to the situation. They were joined by the Ministers from Honduras, Brazil, Guatemala, Chile, Jamaica, Ecuador, Columbia, Peru, Bolivia, Uruguay, Paraguay, Barbados, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Mexico. El Salvador thought that only the Foreign Ministers should be in discussion and not delegates of the OAS. U.S. Ambassador William Pryce read a statement outlining the support for the OAS effort. The acting representative of Panama criticized the actions of the U.S. in the crisis and its continuing interference to Panama’s affairs.
A discussion by the Permanent Council of the OAS on the situation in Panama as requested by the delegation from Venezuela. A draft resolutio… read more
A discussion by the Permanent Council of the OAS on the situation in Panama as requested by the delegation from Venezuela. A draft resolution stated that a meeting of the UN Security Council was needed to address the crisis there. Member Ministers then related their concerns. Costa Rica stressed a return to democracy in Panama, noting the election fraud and suppression, and requested a peaceful resolution to the situation. They were joined by the Ministers from Honduras, Brazil, Guatemala, Chile, Jamaica, Ecuador, Columbia, Peru, Bolivia, Uruguay, Paraguay, Barbados, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Mexico. El Salvador thought that only the Foreign Ministers should be in discussion and not delegates of the OAS. U.S. Ambassador William Pryce read a statement outlining the support for the OAS effort. The acting representative of Panama criticized the actions of the U.S. in the crisis and its continuing interference to Panama’s affairs. close
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- Guillermo Arce Representative Costa Rica->Organization of American States
- Jaime Arellano Representative Bolivia->Organization of American States
- Juan Carlos Beltramino Representative Argentina->Organization of American States
- Victoria Castillo Representative Nicaragua->Organization of American States
- Dario De Castro Alves Representative Brazil->Organization of American States
- Antonio De Icaza Representative Mexico->Organization of American States
- Edmundo De la Torre Representative Peru->Organization of American States
- Mauricio Granillo Barrera Representative El Salvador->Organization of American States
- Javier Illanes Representative Chile->Organization of American States
- Keith Johnson Representative Jamaica->Organization of American States
- Eladio Knipping Victoria Representative Dominican Republic->Organization of American States
- Marcos Martinez Mendieta Representative Paraguay->Organization of American States
- Eduardo Meyer Representative Guatemala->Organization of American States
- Alberto Moreno Representative Venezuela->Organization of American States
- Didier Opertti Representative Uruguay->Organization of American States
- Rozanne Osborne Prime Minister Barbados
- Leon Paredes Representative Honduras->Organization of American States
- William Pryce Representative Department of State->Inter-American Affairs
- Carlos Russell Representative Panama->Organization of American States
- Juan Tamayo Clerk Organization of American States
- Miguel Vasco Representative Ecuador->Organization of American States
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