The
Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José
Miguel Insulza, participated today in the opening of the Forum with
Civil Society Organizations together with the Vice President of
Colombia, Angelino Garzón, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of
Colombia, María Ángela Holguín, as part of the pre-summit meetings ahead
of the Sixth Summit of the Americas which will take place this weekend
in Cartagena.

Secretary General Insulza stressed the important
contribution of civil society to the continental debate and to the
summit process. "The efforts of civil society to contribute to the
design, formulation and implementation of the hemispheric agenda are
proof of the dynamics of the region," said the chief representative of
the OAS...