Argentina formalizes its exit from UNASUR

The Argentina confirmed Friday that she was withdrawing from the Union of South American Nations (Unasur)because of the crisis in the body, awake for more than two years, but is willing to "explore alternatives for regional integration more effective and with tangible results for our societies".

The Foreign Ministry reported in a statement that "Argentina has denounced the founding treaty of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), through a communication addressed to the Republic of l & # 39; Ecuador, in its capacity as Depositary and detailed note to the President Pro Tempore of this regional organization, Chancellor of the Plurinational State of Bolivia.

He is pointing out that "This decision was taken in the context of the crisis afflicting this organism, manifested by the deception of the General Secretariat for more than two years, as well as an agenda with a strong ideological content and far removed from its initial objectives and the administrative mess that has prevailed within the organization recently ".

"This diagnosis on the situation of UNASUR – he says – is shared by several countries in the region, some of which, like the case of Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay and Peru also took the decision to withdraw their of the Union ".

"In communicating its decision to the Presidency Pro Tempore, Argentina has ratified its vocation of integration and its willingness to explore more effective alternatives for regional integration and tangible results for our societies. "

Founded in 2008, when the "left turn" in Latin America – led by Lula da Silva in Brazil and Hugo Chavez in Venezuela – began to consolidate, the Union of South American Nations had ambitious goals, such as that become the main continental bloc, power to empty the Organization of American States (OAS).