The Union of South American Nations (Unasur) condemned the diversion of
Bolivia’s President Evo Morales flight on Tuesday, after France and
Portugal refused to let the plane into their airspace. Several Latin
American leaders criticized the decision severely, and asked for
explanations from the international community.S
In order to achieve a unified action, Ecuador’s President Rafael
Correa called a meeting with all the members of Unasur -- which will be
held on Thursday in Lima, as Peru’s Ollanta Humala is the current
president of the bloc.
In a statement, the group expressed its “indignation and a profound
rejection of the unfriendly and unjustifiable acts that put at risk the
safety of the Bolivian head of state and his team.” The bloc demanded
more information about the event from the European nations involved. The
Bolivians say Morales' flight from Moscow was blocked because it was
falsely believed that NSA leaker Edward Snowden was aboard.
A spokesman for the Brazilian Foreign Ministry said that there will
also be a presidential summit held in Cochabamba, Bolivia, at a date
unknown.
The Argentinian president, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, attacked
the “vestiges of colonialism” in a speech in Buenos Aires. “We believe
this constitutes not only the humiliation of a sister nation but of all
South America,” she said
Evo Morales finally arrived to El Alto close La Paz city on Thursday
03.39 GMT, 17 hours after he took off from Viena where he has an
emergency landed.
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