Argentina has withdrawn from UNASUR and leaves the agency on the brink of dissolution

The Argentine government has announced that the country is withdrawing from the Constitutive Treaty of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) through a communication addressed to the Republic of Ecuador in its capacity as depositary and a detailed note to the President pro tempore of this regional organization, Chancellor of the Plurinational State of Bolivia.

President Mauricio Macri's decision is inscribed in "the crisis affecting this organization, which is reflected in the increase of the Secretariat for more than two years, as well as in an agenda with a strong ideological content and far removed from its original administrative objectives and disorders that have prevailed within the organization in recent times, "said the Department of Foreign Affairs and Worship in a statement. "This diagnosis of the situation of UNASUR is shared by several countries in the region, some of which, such as Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay and Peru, have also decided to withdraw from the region. Union, "added the ministry. Jorge Faurie directs. "In communicating its decision to the Pro Tempore Presidency, Argentina has ratified its vocation of integration and will be ready to explore more effective regional integration alternatives and giving tangible results for our societies", concludes the statement.

The measure was predictable because UNASUR went through more than two years of paralysis that brought it closer to its dissolution. Since 2018, Brazil, Peru, Paraguay, Colombia and Chile have been complaining about the "gloom of the General Secretariat". "The signatory countries have decided not to participate in the various Unasur bodies from this date, until concrete results are achieved in the coming weeks, guaranteeing the proper functioning of the organization." organization, "says the text. year by the foreign ministries of nations that withdraw and leave the bloc without half of its members. The letter, addressed to the Bolivian Foreign Ministry, which occupied the provisional presidency of the agreement, indicated that the six nations "expressed their extreme disagreement with the situation facing the Union", a table that has been going on for several years and it has worsened from January 2017 with the increase of the General Secretariat. "On that date, he ended the term of Secretary General of the former Colombian President Ernesto Since then, the block has not been able to name its replacement.In fact, the letter deplores "the impossibility of appointing a secretary-general because of the lack of consensus around". a unique candidate ".

(Source: perfil.com).