Rio Group to Meet Here in March

Rio Group to Meet Here in March

The minister said that the following Latin American leaders have confirmed their participation in the meeting: Presidents Cristina Fernández of Argentina; Evo Morales of Bolivia; Michelle Bacheletof Chile; Felipe Calderón of México; Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua; Álvaro Colom of Guatemala and Elías Saca González of El Salvador.

Mr. Morales Troncoso explained that the event, to which Haiti has been invited, will also be attended by the Secretary General of the Organization of American States, José Miguel Insulza and Enrique Iglesias, Secretary General of the Ibero-American Summit. This information was disseminated in a press release from the President’s Office of Information, Press and Publicity.

Morales Troncoso pointed out that the 20th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Rio Group will put forward solutions to conflicts and problems that affect the region. On March 4-5, there will be a meeting of national coordinators from the Rio Group who will be in charge of providing follow-up on the topics covered in the meeting.

In the first meeting of Foreign Ministers to be held in the Minister’s office on March 6, they will discuss the technical and political issues of the Rio Group. The work done during the summit will be published in a final declaration to be called the “Declaration of Santo Domingo.”