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02-19-2009, 03:50 PM
The actions that should take place and the changes that are supposed to happen as a result of the "Summit" promoted by President Leonel Fernandez will start to see the light of day beginning tomorrow when the nation's leader goes to Santiago where he will receive the outlines of the proposals that were agreed upon by each of the work groups.
President Fernandez, Minister of State Temistocles Montas, and traditional mediator Agripino Nunez Collado each gave speeches on the agenda of the final session of the first phase of the "Summit of National Unity" at the central campus of the Pontifical Catholic University Madre y Maestra (PUCMM) starting at 5 o'clock in the afternoon. However, the Social Christian Reformist Party (PRSC), the largest political force that has entered into a dialogue with the government's PLD party, has requested a turn at the podium from the organizers. The reformists intend "to explain in detail the proposals of the Reformist Party that were agreed upon at the work groups and whose immediate application will give greater credibility and seriousness to the Summit", according to Guillermo Caram, a member of the reformist commission that participated in the debates. Caram cited his party's program that supported a reduction of the interest rates as well as the relaxation of some credit norms, a real austerity program, support of the farming sector, and the creation of the "institute of educational welfare", which is a proviso of the General Education Law among other proposals. The PRSC director added that in the majority of the suggestions for immediate execution, the installation of a new oil refinery is also included. Caram did not explain why the party needs to present its initiatives if it managed to get the work groups to discuss them and reach a consensus on them. The Jesuit Refugee and Migrants Service (SJRM) and together with other organizations of the civil society assured reporters yesterday that at the work group concerned with migration, the plan to regulate immigrants proposed in the first round of talks was rejected as being contrary to human rights. Vice-Minister of Planning Guarocuya Felix defended yesterday the value of these full sessions that, for the opposition PRD party, only constitute a distraction promoted by the government. The official argued, "Having a dialogue with the economic, political and social actors is always positive for a society. It is not true that the dialogues or the opportunities for coming together have not served to look at decisions on public policies or even explore far reaching policies."
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President Fernandez, Minister of State Temistocles Montas, and traditional mediator Agripino Nunez Collado each gave speeches on the agenda of the final session of the first phase of the "Summit of National Unity" at the central campus of the Pontifical Catholic University Madre y Maestra (PUCMM) starting at 5 o'clock in the afternoon. However, the Social Christian Reformist Party (PRSC), the largest political force that has entered into a dialogue with the government's PLD party, has requested a turn at the podium from the organizers. The reformists intend "to explain in detail the proposals of the Reformist Party that were agreed upon at the work groups and whose immediate application will give greater credibility and seriousness to the Summit", according to Guillermo Caram, a member of the reformist commission that participated in the debates. Caram cited his party's program that supported a reduction of the interest rates as well as the relaxation of some credit norms, a real austerity program, support of the farming sector, and the creation of the "institute of educational welfare", which is a proviso of the General Education Law among other proposals. The PRSC director added that in the majority of the suggestions for immediate execution, the installation of a new oil refinery is also included. Caram did not explain why the party needs to present its initiatives if it managed to get the work groups to discuss them and reach a consensus on them. The Jesuit Refugee and Migrants Service (SJRM) and together with other organizations of the civil society assured reporters yesterday that at the work group concerned with migration, the plan to regulate immigrants proposed in the first round of talks was rejected as being contrary to human rights. Vice-Minister of Planning Guarocuya Felix defended yesterday the value of these full sessions that, for the opposition PRD party, only constitute a distraction promoted by the government. The official argued, "Having a dialogue with the economic, political and social actors is always positive for a society. It is not true that the dialogues or the opportunities for coming together have not served to look at decisions on public policies or even explore far reaching policies."
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