Translated by Brian Schwarz
Originally published January 4, 2010 in "La Prensa" of Managua, Nicaragua (laprensa.com.ni) under the heading Bolivia anuncia cumbre de Unasur
LA PAZ, BOLIVIA (AFP) – The Bolivian government announced Monday in La Paz that the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) will host a summit in Quito, Ecuador, January 27 and 28, to discuss the issue of the seven U.S. military bases in Colombia.
“We will be arranging a meeting of the heads of state of UNASUR, January 27 and 28, where we will discuss exclusively the issue of the military bases” in Colombia, said Bolivian defense minister Walker San Miguel, interviewed by the private radio station Erbol.
The Bolivian official announced that “the Bolivian government will take its well-known stance” at the meeting, referring to La Paz’ firm criticism of the U.S. military bases, a position clearly shared by Colombia’s neighbors, Venezuela and Ecuador.
The existence of more than six bases staffed with U.S. personnel has generated a total impasse in the region, which feels uncomfortable with the foreign presence”, said the defense minister, Bolivia’s point person on the Colombia-U.S. military situation.
At the last meeting of UNASUR, held in Quito last November, defense ministers agreed to organize a regional meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton in order to discuss the matter.
UNASUR, headquartered in Ecuador, is comprised of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Guyana, Paraguay, Perú, Surinam, Uruguay and Venezuela. [UNASUR in this article refers to the voting body formed by the UNASUR treaty, signed in 2008, which aims to organize South America in a model similar to that of the European Union with a common currency, parliament, and passport.]
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Monday, January 4, 2010
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Police regain partial control in Cliza with motorized patrols
Translated by Brian Schwarz
Originally published Thursday, December 10, 2009 in "Los Tiempos" (lostiempos.com) under the heading Reanudarán control policial en Cliza sólo con patrullaje motorizado
COCHABAMBA, BOLIVIA - Police in the Department of Cochabamba set out Thursday to resume motorized patrol in the town of Cliza, 20 miles from the capital, where police control was suspended after inhabitants of this section of the high valley attacked officers and damaged police offices.
“This morning we met in the department headquarters with local authorities and police chiefs where it was decided to reestablish police control starting on Thursday, only with the service of motorized patrols, with the patrol cars and motorcycles that are situated in [the nearby town of] Punata”, said Colonel Carlos Quiroga, the commanding officer of the Bolivian Information Agency (ABI).
Police had to flee the scene when a throng of citizens destroyed police offices and assaulted officers after a man died of undetermined causes while in police custody. “The chief officer of the department and the mayor of Cliza have promised to replace the offices, furnishings, and related equipment in order to reopen the police offices within 15 days”, Quiroga said.
Originally published Thursday, December 10, 2009 in "Los Tiempos" (lostiempos.com) under the heading Reanudarán control policial en Cliza sólo con patrullaje motorizado
COCHABAMBA, BOLIVIA - Police in the Department of Cochabamba set out Thursday to resume motorized patrol in the town of Cliza, 20 miles from the capital, where police control was suspended after inhabitants of this section of the high valley attacked officers and damaged police offices.
“This morning we met in the department headquarters with local authorities and police chiefs where it was decided to reestablish police control starting on Thursday, only with the service of motorized patrols, with the patrol cars and motorcycles that are situated in [the nearby town of] Punata”, said Colonel Carlos Quiroga, the commanding officer of the Bolivian Information Agency (ABI).
Police had to flee the scene when a throng of citizens destroyed police offices and assaulted officers after a man died of undetermined causes while in police custody. “The chief officer of the department and the mayor of Cliza have promised to replace the offices, furnishings, and related equipment in order to reopen the police offices within 15 days”, Quiroga said.
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