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Bariloche (Argentina), 28 ago (EFE) .- The polarization provocadaen South America by the military agreement between Colombia and the U.S. quedohoy evident at the summit of UNASUR, the scene of hard debatesque ended with a minimal agreement to preserve laestabilidad and designing a future strategy of mutual trust.

The summit, which lasted more than seven concuatro hour delay was closed by the intensity of discussions ended with PASSAGE of a document that instructs alConsejo Defense organization to devise measures to promote confidence, security and guarantees at a meeting to be held elproximo September.

The text also reaffirms that the presence of foreign Military Forces may not, through their means and resources vinculadosa own objectives, threaten the sovereignty and integrity of South American and therefore cualquiernacion peace and security in the region.

The text of the agreement, which at times seemed impossible for the huge discrepancies dealcanzar expressed by lospresidentes is large enough to have allowed the positions elconsenso more disparate colombianoÁlvaro led by Uribe, on the one hand, and the presidents of Venezuela, HugoChavez, Bolivia, Evo Morales and Ecuador, Rafael Correa, on the other.

These are the harshest critics acuerdomilitar with closed but not yet signed by Bogota and Washington.

During the day it happened Uribepresente calls to their partners before Unasur the text of the agreement, but not ThePresident addressed the issue at any time.

Uribe insisted on providing guarantees to its neighbors that Colombian lautilizacion bases by militaresestadounidenses not affect the stability of the region and to activities selimitara fight against drug trafficking and elterrorismo in your country.

However, failed to convince the bulk of the presidents at the meeting queparticiparon Bariloche and had to endure durascriticas some of its partners, Special Chavez and the Venezuelan ecuatorianoCorrea.

also tried to reassure Colombian LuizInacio Brazilian Lula da Silva, who expressed their concern Porla U.S. military presence near key areas for country deinteres , as the Amazon, and requested legal Uribegarantias that the agreement does not threaten the stability dela region.

We respect the agreement, but we want to protect us, Lula said, recalling that it is not South America's largest consumer precisely dedrogas.

But, although it tried to maintain a conciliatory tone and its partners pidioa aid to fight drug trafficking and gruposparamilitares in your country, Uribe did not accept the proposal Lula, supported by several of its counterparts, to convene the estadounidenseBarack Obama to detail what the strategy for the region UnitedStates.

intervention of Chavez, one of the most awaited by suanuncio on preparations for the break in relations conColombia, a bit deflated when deest reported U.S. military over the region is in fact public and that, according to Washington, this is an emergency and evacuation plans inthe area.

Bolivia's Evo Morales, another of the presidents who remained undiscurso harder today, had warned he would not sign undocumented that did not express the rejection of Unasur debases the foreign military presence in the region.

However, Morales reiterated his proposal to convene unreferendo popular in the region on the basis of Colombia terminosumandose the final agreement.

Despite discrepancies, most of the leaders agreed the need to define a common doctrine defense to the issue of Colombia darsalida and possible similar cases in thefuture.

After seven hours of debate, tempers were so heated andthe positions remained so disparate that, minutes before the final resolution PASSAGE, Lula lost his nerve and seenzarzo Correa in a polemic with the way they condujocomo Unasur incumbent president to pursue the dilatadopleno of the summit.

Brazilian leader, the end was visibly upset, internal division logrofrenar not block their calls despite lamoderacion, although Chavez started a commitment to regional integration and draft accomplished a specific gravity of UNASUR deDefensa Council, a top bets for the region.

EFE

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