DECLARATION OF GUAYAQUIL Sex, 19 de Fevereiro de 2010 10:22
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II ORDINARY MEETING OF THE SOUTH AMERICAN DEFENSE COUNCIL DECLARATION OF GUAYAQUIL May 6th and 7th, 2010
The Ministers of Defense attending the II Ordinary Meeting of the South American Defense Council (CDS) on May 6 and 7, 2010 in Guayaquil; Reiterate their decision to contribute to the strengthening of peace in the region, by means of dialogue and cooperation Affirm that the unrestricted respect to sovereignty, integrity and territorial inviolability of the States, the nonintervention in internal affairs and the self determination of peoples, are essential to consolidate the regional integration. Convinced that the confidence-building and security measures promote the understanding among States and strengthen regional stability, Decided to promote the construction of a shared vision in defense matters AGREE: Approve the procedures for the implementation of the confidence-building and security measures, developed in the meetings of the Executive Board held in Manta on January 28 and 29, 2010 and in Guayaquil on May 5, 2010, in accordance to the mandate of the Resolution of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defense of UNASUR of November 27, 2009 Decide to submit to the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs the agreements on the Security Field Measures, numbers IIIb. regarding the national systems of marking and tracing of arms; IIIc. Regarding the measures to prevent and impede the action of the armed groups at the margin of law and IIId., regarding the compromises for fighting terrorism, so that they can evaluate and identify the competent entities and bodies for their implementation, follow up and evaluation, also taking into consideration the relevant recommendations on future eventual bodies of UNASUR. Decide to convey the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs the proposed procedure in Attachment 1 on measure IIIe. regarding the prevention, cooperation and sanction to any infringement of the constitutional order, for their consideration, evaluation and identification of the competent entity for the purposes of the implementation, follow-up and evaluation. Approve the Statute of the Strategic Studies Defense Center as an entity for the generation of knowledge and dissemination of the South American strategy thinking in matters of defense and security. 1/3
DECLARATION OF GUAYAQUIL Sex, 19 de Fevereiro de 2010 10:22
Adopt the schedule of activities for the establishment of the Strategic Studies Defense Center, and within that framework, we agreed that the proposal for appointing the Director is to be presented by the Republic of Argentina. Promote the issue of transparency in defense expenses; for this purpose Argentina, Chile and Peru committed to lead a working group for the development of a Methodology to address technical and design elements of the system for measuring defense expenses in our countries, on a common basis generally accepted Provide the establishment of a working group formed by Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador, in the condition of Pro Tempore Presidency, to perform an objective study of the Document "Global Strategy en Route Strategy, Air Mobility Command (AMC) White Paper", keeping in mind the Report of the Pro Tempore Presidency of CDS on the debate held during the II Meeting of the Executive Board on January 28 and 29, 2010 in connection with said document, for its future incorporation to the agenda for the UNASUR – United States dialogue. Appreciate the work of the Executive Board regarding the fulfillment of the activities corresponding to the 2009-2010 Plan of Action which, as agreed in the I Ordinary Meeting of the South American Defense Council in Santiago de Chile in March 2009, is composed of four themes or guidelines, 1) Defense Policies; 2) Military Cooperation, Humanitarian Action and Peace Operations; 3) Defense Industry and Technology and 4) Education and Training, which in turn include several initiatives. Ratify the commitment to fulfill the responsibilities as well as the participation of our delegations in the events of the South American Defense Council, that are scheduled to be held, namely, seminar “Vision of the Conceptual Approaches of Defense, Risks and Threats to the Region”, to be held on May 26 to 29 in Caracas; Seminar “The participation of the Ministries of Defense and Armed Forces in the case of natural disasters”, to be held in the city of Ica, June 07 to 11; Conference on Lessons Learned in Peace Operations, to be held during the third week of August in Uruguay. Delegate Argentina, Chile and Peru the preparation of the proposed topics to be included in the Agenda of the IX Conference of Ministers of Defense of the Americas that will take place from 22 to 25 November, 2010, in Bolivia. For this purpose, we decided that the Executive Board articulate joint positions related to the Preparatory Meeting of Vice ministers of Defense of the Americas to be held on July 19 and 20, 2010, in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. Delegate Chile, Guyana and Ecuador the preparation of the proposal for a permanent technical secretariat of administrative support for the Pro Tempore Presidency that depends from the UNASUR General Secretariat in order to contribute with the institutionalization of the South American Defense Council. Nilda Celia Garré, Minister of Defense of the Republic of Argentina Rubén Saavedra Soto, Minister of Defense of the Plurinational State of Bolivia Nelson Jobim, Minister of Defense of the Federal Republic of Brazil
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Jorge Mario Eastman, Vice-Minister of Defense of the Republic of Colombia Jaime Ravinet, National Minister of Defense of the Republic of Chile Javier Ponce Cevallos, National Minister of Defense of the Republic of Ecuador Miguel Ramón Hermosilla, Representative of National Minister of Defense of the Republic of Paraguay Clement Rohee, Minister of Interior of the Republic of Guyana Rafael Rey Rey, Minister of National Defense of the Republic of Peru Carlos Mata Figueroa, Minister of the Popular Power for the Defense of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Luis Rosadilla, Minister of National Defense of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay
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