Latin America Pushes Forward with Regional Body to Rival the OAS http://upsidedownworld.org/main/news-briefs-archives-68/2604-latin-america-pushes-forward-with-regional-body-to-rival-the-oas

The final declaration of the Unity Summit announced the agreement to create the CELAC and employed language rarely if ever seen in OAS documents: “the need to carry out efforts to advance towards… political, economic, social and cultural integration”, “we reaffirm our commitment to the defense of sovereignty and the right of each state to constitute its own political system, free of threats, aggressions and unilateral coercive measures”, “the need for a distinct regional space that consolidates and protects the Latin American and Caribbean identity.” The statement also included repeated references to “solidarity”, “social inclusion” “complementarity.”