| Belize And Uruguay Discuss Impending OAS Elections |
| Fri, August 22, 2014 |
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Ambassador Gonzalo Koncke Pizzorno, the Special Envoy of Uruguay, was in Belize a week ago on a special mission to improve relations between the both countries. A major part of his visit was to discuss how Belize and Uruguay will support each other in the elections for the next OAS Secretary General, to be held next year.
A Month ago, we told you about how a Belizean might become the Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of the American States. Belize announced the candidacy of Ambassador Nestor Mendez for the post at the 43rd Summit of SICA, which was held in June in the Dominican Republic.
Belize has decided to back the Uruguayan Candidate for the more Senior post of Secretary General, after the current Sec Gen Jose Miguel Insulza officially leaves office in May of next year. He's Uruguayan Foreign Minister Dr. Luis Almagro, and he's running against a former Guatemalan Vice-President President, Eduardo Stein Barrillas.
Uruguayan Ambassador Koncke confirmed that his country will support Belize's Ambassador Mendez for Assistant Secretary General. According the Government of Belize, this agreement is based on the mutual recognition of the competence of the respective candidates.
Nestor Mendez is currently the Belizean Ambassador to the United States.
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