Ecuador will remove Néstor Kirchner's statue from Unasur's headquarters: "This does not represent our values"

Ecuador will remove the statue of Néstor Kirchner which is located at the headquarters of Unasur. President Lenin Moreno announced on Wednesday after announcing his decision to withdraw his country from the agency that took office in 2011.

"It does not represent the values ​​and ethics of our peoples, South America has a plethora of heroes and heroes who represent us", the president said a message that he recorded.

Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Peru and Paraguay they had suspended their activities in 2018 within the Union of South American Nations (Unasur) in the absence of a secretary general. With the abandonment of Ecuador, the block, which initially consisted of 12 nations, was reduced to a group of five.

During his speech, the Ecuadorian leader indicated that his country intended to recover the headquarters of the organization, a building financed by Quito and costing about $ 43 million. "As legitimate owners, we also requested the return to Ecuador of the headquarters building," said Moreno.

"There is nothing to do in front of the Unasur building, monument of the former Argentine president, which is not really a good example for Ecuadorians, it is not precisely the representation of the integrity of Latin America for which Unasur was created "said Suquilanda on this occasion.

THE FULL MESSAGE OF LENÍN MORENO