Ecuador wants the return of Unasur

Headquartered in Quito of the South American Integrationist bloc. Photo: Unasur

The President of Ecuador, Lenin Moreno, announced that the national government will ask member countries of the Union of South American Nations (Unasur) for the return of the building used as the headquarters of the regional body.
Half of the member countries of the entity have left the facility, which is why it considers it necessary to give it another destination.
"As it is an institution that does not work, it is an absurd that a building that costs tens of millions of dollars is useless and asks Unasur for the return of it. building to give it a better destination, "he said.
Moreno stated that he did not oppose under any circumstances to integration. his judgment, in the case of the South American case, did not work in practice.
"I really believe that we must defend the integration and Unasur fu It is a good idea, that unfortunately, because of human failures, it has not crystallized. "
The agency is based in Quito, in the center of the world and bears the name of its first general secretary, the late Argentine president, Néstor Kirchner
Since January 31, 2017, date to which former Colombian President Ernesto Samper has completed his extended term, he has no secretary general and currently the pro tempore presidency is occupied by Bolivia
Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay and Peru, announced last April their intention to disbadociate themselves from the Union.

(Prensa Latina)