The

Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) today

analyzed the effectiveness of the implementation of the

Inter-American Democratic Charter (IDC) since it was signed on

September 11, 2001, its relevance, and the important role it has

played in the strengthening of democracy throughout the continent.

Furthermore, the Member States made proposals on how to strengthen

the mechanisms available to it for the benefit of democracy and

thanked the Secretary General, José Miguel Insulza, for his report

on the IDC and the proposals contained in it.

During the

meeting the following permanent missions took the floor: Mexico,

Chile, Uruguay, Peru, the United States, Ecuador, Canada, Brazil,

the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, El Salvador, Argentina, Dominica,

Bolivia, Nicaragua, Guatemala...