Chile organizes a meeting of presidents to promote the creation of Prosur, replacing Unasur

The Chilean government is organizing a meeting in March in which it is planned to give impetus to a new international institution to replace Unasur, an organization formed in the wave of the left wave in Latin America, which is suffering today from strong disparities and little weight the region.

The Paraguayan Foreign Minister, Luis Alberto Castiglioni, explained at a press conference that the President Mario Abdo Benítez accepted the invitation of his Chilean counterpart, Sebastián Piñera, from March 22nd to a meeting with "practically all" the leaders of the region.

At this high level meeting, the creation of the "future institution that will replace" the Union of South American Nations (Unasur), as a South American integration agency. For now, projects are advancing the name: Prosur.

Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay and Peru withdrew from Unasur due to a lack of organization and divergences among its members. Even Evo Morales admitted that the entity was in crisis.

Castiglioni for his part pointed out that Prosur will address the integration of the connection infrastructure point of view between different countries and will deal with "logistical problems", such as "energy cooperation".

He added that "since we all share the same principles and values"Prosur must serve for"strengthen the democratic institutions that govern all of South America except Venezuela", referring to the mandate of Nicolás Maduro, which Paraguay does not recognize as legitimate.

In this sense, Castiglioni said that "It would be a very good idea "that the president proclaimed" in charge "of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó," could be "at the top of Santiago, although he recalled that "the host is Piñera" and that it is he who should invite him to participate. In addition, the impediment to leave the country weighs on the Venezuelan opponent.

Unasur, founded in 2008 and operational since 2011, is based in Quito and the position of Secretary General has been vacant since 2017.

In addition to the countries that decided to leave the organization in April, Ecuador, Guyana, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela are among them.

(With EFE information)