NewsWhore
03-10-2008, 03:30 PM
Dominican President Leonel Fernandez was able to play the role of peacemaker during the XX Summit Meeting of the Rio Group. The moment when Fernandez brought Colombia's Presidente Alvaro Uribe and Venezuelan Hugo Chavez together was telecast several times on CNN and BBC international newscasts presenting the positive image of the DR as a peace- promoting country.
Events over the previous weekend had placed Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela in a heated dispute over issues of terrorism, sovereignty and violence. The Organization of American States (OAS) condemned Colombia for violating Ecuador's territorial limits, and Venezuela sent troops to the frontier with Colombia. However, during the Rio Group Summit in Santo Domingo, President Fernandez managed to get the parties talking, smiling and even shaking hands. Hugo Chavez was in the spotlight, as usual, and pleased the audience with a stanza from "Quisqueya", a traditional Dominican song, and praised the role of women in society. Colombian President Alvaro Uribe showed the group letters allegedly found in computers seized in the raid into Ecuador. The letters established a connection between Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa and the FARC rebel group. However, after it was all over, the three South American leaders exchanged handshakes, smiles and hugs.
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Events over the previous weekend had placed Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela in a heated dispute over issues of terrorism, sovereignty and violence. The Organization of American States (OAS) condemned Colombia for violating Ecuador's territorial limits, and Venezuela sent troops to the frontier with Colombia. However, during the Rio Group Summit in Santo Domingo, President Fernandez managed to get the parties talking, smiling and even shaking hands. Hugo Chavez was in the spotlight, as usual, and pleased the audience with a stanza from "Quisqueya", a traditional Dominican song, and praised the role of women in society. Colombian President Alvaro Uribe showed the group letters allegedly found in computers seized in the raid into Ecuador. The letters established a connection between Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa and the FARC rebel group. However, after it was all over, the three South American leaders exchanged handshakes, smiles and hugs.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#1)