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Latin America Program in the News: Vázquez urged the U.S. to define a common agenda with Latin America

The former President of Uruguay, Tabaré Vázquez, participated in the event “World No Tobacco Day 2013” organized by the Latin America Program and the World Bank. Vázquez called for a deeper cooperation between Latin American countries and the U.S. to address more effectively regional problems.

Tabaré Vázquez llamó a EEUU a "dejar de pasarnos cuentas" y definir una agenda común con América Latina (AL). Cuestionó que como la región "ya no es un problema, ya no sea una prioridad" y que pasara de ser "el patio trasero a un terreno baldío". El expresidente llamó a la integración ya que “nadie, por poderoso que sea, puede resolver por sí solo los problemas y tensiones del mundo actual.

Vázquez disertó este viernes en una panel denominado "Relaciones Estados Unidos-Latinoamérica", organizado en Washington por el Woodrow Wilson Center, del cual es miembro.

Destacó que no pueden desconocerse los avances de los últimos años en América Latina, : un continente sin conflictos bélicos, con más institucionalidad democrática, crecimiento económico y menos pobreza, y con un fuerte renovado impulso a favor de la integración.

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