10 February 2010 | News
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The presence of Colombian President, Alvaro Uribe and Peruvian President, Alan Garcia, in Quito to participate in a meeting of Unasur to agree on mechanisms of cooperation with Haiti has caused the rejection of the Ecuadorian indigenous sector.
In the case of Colombian President this is due to the attack perpetrated by the Colombian Army against a campsite of FARC in Ecuadorian territory and the support to the settlement of US Manta air base, according to Delfin Tenesaca, President of Ecuarunari.
“As indigenous peoples we consider the Colombian and Peruvian Presidents as personae non gratae for the peoples of Latin America and the world, because they are the ones who want to end with our existence”, said Tenesaca.
In the case of Alan Garcia, the indigenous movement does not forget the massacre that took place in Bagua.
The movement of indigenous communities and nations also rejects the intention of president Rafael Correa to resume negotiations with the European Union towards an Association Agreement.
Uribe and Garcia went to the capital city of Ecuador to participate in the summit of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) where there were discussions about the role of the region in the humanitarian aid provided and the process to rebuild Haiti.
The Union decided to create a fund of 100 million dollars and request the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) a loan worth 200 million dollars to give Haiti, a country which has been literally invaded by 20 thousand US soldiers after the earthquake that took place on January 12th.
Unasur´s statement points out that it is Haiti itself the one in charge of leading the rebuilding process. “Cooperation provided by all countries must respect national sovereignty and the principle of no intervention on Haiti´s domestic affairs”.
Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister, Nicolas Maduro, on behalf of President Hugo Chavez, criticized the US invasion that is taking place under the disguise of humanitarian aid.
Ecuadorian President, on behalf of Unasur, visited the capital city of Haiti on January 29th and witnessed the disaster which left more than 200,000 dead people, over 300,000 injured people and hundreds of people without homes.
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