Celso Amorim says Venezuela has the right to preside over Mercosur.
"I signed the protocol. I signed it in Brazil at a time when it wasn't a Bolivarian government. It was Itamar Franco's," quipped former Foreign Minister Celso Amorim, regarding the decision orchestrated by interim president José Serra, in conjunction with Paraguay and Argentina, to sabotage Mercosur; this "triple alliance" is meeting today to prevent Mercosur from remaining leaderless.
247 - Former Foreign Minister Celso Amorim believes that Brazil must comply with its international agreements and that, therefore, Venezuela has the right to temporarily preside over Mercosur, as provided for in the bloc's rules.
"I signed the protocol. I signed it in Brazil at a time, in 1994, when it wasn't a Bolivarian government. It was Itamar Franco's," Amorim said ironically, regarding the decision orchestrated by interim president José Serra, in conjunction with Paraguay and Argentina, to sabotage Mercosur.
Today, representatives of this "triple alliance" intend to meet to prevent Mercosur from remaining leaderless. The meeting is taking place in Montevideo. to discuss the possibility of adopting a shared presidency in Mercosur.