ARGENTINA: PRESIDENT MENEM MEETS WITH THE PRESIDENTS OF ECUADOR AND PERU TO HELP SOLVE THEIR BORDER DISPUTES

Record ID: 987055

  • Title: ARGENTINA: PRESIDENT MENEM MEETS WITH THE PRESIDENTS OF ECUADOR AND PERU TO HELP SOLVE THEIR BORDER DISPUTES
  • Date: 21st October 1998
  • Summary: 1. GV PRESIDENT OF ECUADOR AND PER ARRIVING IN CARS. 0.11 2. SV PRESS. 0.14 3. SCU ECUADORIAN PRESIDENT JAMIL MAHUAD AND ARGENTINE PRESIDENT CARLOS MENEM TOGETHER 0.21 4. GV ARGENTINE PRESIDENT CARLOS MENEM AND ECUADORIAN PRESIDENT JAMIL MAHUAD SHAKING HANDS 0.23 5. SV MEDIA 0.25 6. SV PRESIDENTS AND DELEGATES GOING INTO BUILDING 0.33 7. SV FIRST WORKING SESSION , PRESIDENTS AND DELEGATES SEATED AROUND TABLE 0.35 8. SV PRESIDENT CARLOS MENEM OF ARGENTINA 0.37 9. SCU PRESIDENT JAMIL MAHAUD OF ECUADOR 0.41 10. SV PRESS 0.44 11. MV PRESIDENT JAMIL, MAHAUD AT PRESS CONFERENCE 0.47 12. SCU MAHUAD SAYS "WE HAVE JUST HAD OUR FIRST MEETING WITH MENEM AND HAVE DISCUSSED VARIOUS ISSUES. ONE WHICH REMAINS OUTSTANDING IS THE BORDER ISSUE. ECUADOR FEELS BECAUSE OF JUDICIAL, HISTORICAL AND BECAUSE OF PURPOSES OF POSSESSION ESTABLISHED IN THE PAST, ECUADOR HAS RIGHTS TO THE DISPUTED ZONE. NONETHELESS, WE WILL RESPECT THE DECISION OF THE GUARANTOR NATIONS. ECUADOR'S CONGRESS VOTED ON THIS DECISION AND IT IS CLEAR AMONG ALL OF US. MOREOVER, WE HOPE THAT THE DECISION OF THE GUARANTOR NATIONS WILL HELP THESES COUNTIES MEND THE WOUNDS OF THE PAST AND LOOK FORWARD TO A BETTER FUTURE." (SPANISH) 1.57 13. SV PERUVIAN PRESIDENT ALBERTO FUJIMORI ARRIVING IN CAR. 2.02 14. SV MEDIA 2.04 15. SCU PRESIDENTS MENEM AND FUJIMORI SHAKING HANDS 2.10 16. MV PRESIDENTS AND THEIR DELEGATIONS MEETING 2.13 17. SCU PRESIDENT FUJIMORI SEATED WITH DELEGATES 2.17 18. SV CARLOS MENEM 2.20 19. GV PRESS CONFERENCE WITH FUJIMORI 2.25 20. SCU FUJIMORI FUJIMORI SAYS "THIS ISSUE OF THE NATIONAL OR BI-NATIONAL PARKS UNDER THE CONCEPT OF NO BORDER BETWEEN THEM WAS DISCUSSED DURING THE MEETING. BUT FOR PERU IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT THERE BE A BI-NATIONAL PARK WITHOUT BORDERS. AT THE VERY LEAST THERE SHOULD BE TWO SEPARATE PARKS WITH COMMON ECOLOGICAL GROUNDS WITH ECOLOGICAL POLICE RATHER THAN MILITARY FORCES ON IT." (SPANISH) 3.10 21. SV THREE PRESIDENTS WALKING. 3.15 22. SV MEDIA 3.17 23. SCU THREE PRESIDENTS WALKING TO LUNCH 3.27 25. SV MENEM AND MAHAUD AT LUNCHEON WITH GIFTS 3.36 26. SV MEDIA 3.40 27. SCU FUJIMORI AND MENEM AT LUNCH 3.44 28. SCU THE THREE PRESIDENTS TOGETHER AT LUNCH 3.47 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
  • Country: Argentina
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