[Marxism] Ecuador's President Calls for South American Merger

["Walter Lippmann" <walterlx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

GRANMA
August 17, 2007

QUITO, August 16.- Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa called for a
merger of the South Common Market (Mercosur) and the Community of
Andean Nations (CAN) on Thursday to further the integration of the
South American continent.

Ecuador plans "to continue being an associated member of Mercosur and
strengthen the Unity of South American Nations (Unasur) to overcome
the existing mercantilist division in political and economic
matters," said Correa.

During conversations with his Uruguayan counterpart Tabare Vazquez in
Quito, Correa said that the current approach is wide reaching and
comprehensive and as such, the South American people need to unify
these two blocs.

"Ecuador has a permanent invitation and welcome to participate in the
Mercosur process of regional integration and with the accords it
maintains with CAN," said Correa who added that he hopes that Unasur
consolidates.

Vasquez said Ecuador deserves to be part of Mercosur "due to its
geographic location and for the long history of work, suffering and
joy of our peoples who seek to become a free and sovereign nation."

Vasquez, who arrived Wednesday evening to Quito, emphasized the
integration process that he said should be between the peoples who
want to see Latin America as a "great homeland," reported PL.


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