South American Defense ministers meet to identify threats

[Judi Lynn]

Source: El Universal - right wing opposition newspaper

CARACAS, Monday March 09, 2009

South American Defense ministers meet to identify threats

Western Hemisphere
The South American Defense Council (CSD) will meet in Chile to outline a common perspective of the problems facing the region and identify risk factors and threats that may affect regional peace. The CSD also will define the region's common stance at multinational defense groups and promote sovereign defense of natural resources in the region.

The council is one of the bodies comprising the Union of South American Nations (Unasur) which includes Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela.

The meeting to be held in Santiago intends to analyze how to implement among its members a mechanism similar to the one used by Chile and Argentina to make military spending more transparent, and promote exchange and cooperation in the defense industry.

Read more: http://english.eluniversal.com/2009/03/09/en_pol_art_south-american-defen_09A2248125.shtml