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16 / 10/09 Father Lugo comes to Bolivia, denounced armament

OAS denounces arms race in the region

(El Deber) The Government of Paraguay transmitted to the OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza, his concern about the trend of Latin American countries to increase its weapons arsenal, said yesterday Organization of American. The new Ambassador of Paraguay to the Organization of American States (OAS), Hugo Saguier, Insulza gave a letter from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of his country, Hector Lacognata, which raises concern "about the trend that is manifesting in our continent into an arms race. " The head of the OAS "took note" of the concern expressed by the government of President Fernando Lugo and pledged to study the possibility of submitting the issue to the Permanent Council, composed of 33 active member countries, said the regional body in a statement. The Government of Paraguay announced on 7 July which discussed the possibility of filing a protest with the OAS against the armament policies in the region and, in particular, to the project in Bolivia to strengthen its military.

Paraguayan Foreign Minister raised forward then submit a letter to the OAS to express the concern of his Government to advertisements from neighboring countries to increase their military equipment.
He said that the OAS seeks to "take action on the matter and to include in its agenda," the theme to be "discussed between representatives of various countries." The president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, insisted Tuesday that Bolivia has not taken a career said arms and military purchases are made and announced that the Armed Forces with equipment "to serve the Bolivian people."

same day, the Paraguayan government announced it was considering that President Fernando Lugo converse with his counterpart from Bolivia, during the summit of the ALBA of Cochabamba, to the controversy over alleged plans by the Bolivian arms.


President Lugo suspended travel to Bolivia to address abduction of livestock


(Day) The kidnapping of a rancher on Thursday night forced the Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo to suspend a trip to Bolivia scheduled for Friday in connection with the summit presidential ALBA (Bolivarian Alternative for America), said a government spokesman. "The president will remain in the country to address these issues, which are public knowledge. He is in constant contact with relatives of the victim and those responsible for the security forces," said Presidential spokesman Augusto Dos Santos.
is the wealthy cattle Fidel Zavala, who was kidnapped in Concepcion, 400 miles north, for which the gunmen demanding ransom of $ 5 million.

Interior Minister Rafael Filizzola said he suspected that the kidnapping was materialized by a suspected insurgent group called the People's Army Paraguay (EPP).

Lugo was scheduled to meet in La Paz with President Evo Morales to discuss the purchase of war arms Bolivia.

Paraguay to the OAS formally expressed concern about the arms race in the region. Paraguayan Ambassador to the agency, Hugo Saguier Bernardino, delivered a letter to Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza said Thursday.