UNASUR TO CREATE SOUTH AMERICAN DEFENSE SCHOOL
The Union of SOUTH AMERICAN Nations (UNASUR) has announced that it will create a united defence body to promote democratic stability among its member countries.
Military delegates of ARGENTINA, BRAZIL, and ECUADOR concluded a two day meeting in Quito, and agreed on creating the first SOUTH AMERICAN Defence College (ESUDE) – a safety training centre with the aim of turning “the regions into a zone of peace”.
UNASUR has said that the idea behind the project is to “eliminate outdated visions that have formed our military, with manuals and taxes from foreign powers.
“The goal is to start from scratch and consider a defence doctrine, without starting from the premise of opposing countries. It is important to define our role in the military, to assume responsibility for prevention, border control or emergency responses.
“We want to create a body of higher and postgraduate education to create a regional identity for civilians and our military, and to avoid interference of other countries or geopolitical zones,” a UNASUR spokesperson said.
The ESUDE proposal paper will be presented at the next meeting of the executive body for the SOUTH AMERICAN Defence Council in Lima, PERU. Members who attended the meeting in Quito will meet again during the second week of July in Buenos Aires, to define the Esude proposal.
One of the issues that is expected to be up for debate in the following meetings is the level of participation in the armed forces from each country.
The initiative already has the support of other member countries, including ARGENTINA, BRAZIL, ECUADOR, PERU, VENEZUELA, GUYANA, SURINAME, and URUGUAY.
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