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” Drummond “frigate, formerly the A69-type light French Navy frigate, after the transfer of the Argentine Navy.

Xinhua Buenos Aires, May 28 (Reporter Pingjun Yang Song Jieyun) two-day South American countries (SAARC) meeting of defense strategy, 27 research centers in the Argentine capital Buenos Buenos Aires ended, and South American countries on a common defense policy in the region agreed core objectives. The conference not only marked the integration of South American countries in the region’s defense has taken a solid step on the issue, but clearly indicates that South America’s defense policy is moving away from U.S. influence.

the defense of South America to accelerate the integration process has recently presented state of affairs. Middle of this month, held in Lima, Peru, the third South American Defense Council, the South American countries called on to accelerate in the region a zone of peace, within the group set up to promote confidence-building mechanism. Shortly thereafter, the defense strategy research center was set up in South America League Secretary General Mejia and 12 from the SAARC member states attended the Defense Secretary of Defense or the Center for Strategic Studies at the opening ceremony and subsequent regional defense meeting.

Defense Center for Strategic Studies in South American countries under the framework of the League has established the first permanent headquarters and regional offices of the entity body, the Council members from 12 member states of SAARC Secretary of Defense, deputy ministers. Mejia that the defense strategy, the establishment and operation of research centers, marking the SAARC integration process from the “words to action,” the key change.

since SAARC was established in 2007, though in the process establish a new system drastically, but the substantive aspects of the operation was slow until 2009, before the establishment of SAARC’s first secretary-general. Argentina international experts Fraga that SAARC has recently taken the field in a series of large defense moves that South American country hopes to promote the defense integration process of regional integration as a substantive breakthrough.

long-term conflict in South America did not choose war, defense issues as a breakthrough in the process of regional integration, and South America that history and reality are not unrelated. Mejia noted that although located in the same continent, with the same or similar language and culture, but the South American countries of different economic and social development model, but also political and ideological gap between the very large, so in promoting the integration process faces many difficulties.

At the same time, South American countries in recent years in the field of regional security challenges are increasing. Colombian and U.S. military cooperation to strengthen regional tensions caused by the trend, the Colombian army crossed the border into Ecuador against brother severing ties with the rebel cause controversy … … behind the conflicts in these areas, you can clearly see the shadow of the United States to intervene, and is diametrically opposed to the SAARC active mediation, the trend of easing regional tensions played a positive role.

as Defense Minister Jobim said Brazil, a long time, South America’s defense policy has been controlled by others, the lack of a South American national self-interest for the tailor-made defense policy.

Argentine Defense Minister Ilya Kayseri in this South American Defense after the meeting announced at a press conference on the future, the heart of South America’s defense policy goal is to defend the sovereignty of the countries in the region, to resolve the member states differences, to protect the region’s natural resources, international forces to curb damage to the interests of the region.

Ecuador Defense Minister Ponce is straightforward to make Mexico a few years before it announced its withdrawal from the “Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance,” and now South American countries in the formulation of defense policy in the region at the same time, should learn from Mexico Collective withdraw from the treaty, to achieve the independence of regional defense policy.

1947, the United States and 18 Latin American countries signed the Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, “Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance.” Treaty provides that any one country of the Americas should be considered an armed attack on the armed attacks of all American States, other States Parties shall be support.

Fraga believes that if the defense can be effective functioning of the Center for Strategic Studies, can be dealt with promptly to help the South American Defense Council, the region’s defense and potential conflicts in the framework of the Organization of American States set up under the regional military agreement will have no effect, when the “Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance,” will exist in name only.

In addition, the South American countries in the meeting on the collective defense of national sovereignty in the region and natural resources is clearly aimed at the United States and other Western countries. Bolivian Defense Minister Chacon warned that U.S. forces killed recently in Pakistan, “base” Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, suggesting that the U.S. can the name of “terrorism” under the banner of his country for military intervention, infringe upon the sovereignty of South American countries This must remain vigilant.

At the same time, the British government despite strong opposition from the Argentine government to allow British Petroleum in Falklands waters for oil exploration and exploitation, causing A Government strongly protests. South American countries expressed support for Argentina’s position, refused to engage in oil exploration and exploitation activities of the British company ships dock in their ports.

Brazilian Defense Minister Jobim emphasized that if the South American countries on the basis of mutual respect for sovereignty of the start of active and effective defense cooperation, external forces will effectively curb the core interests of the South American country’s challenges.

Analysts pointed out that South America’s defense integration is taken firm steps, but also between the Member States need to establish an effective mechanism of mutual trust and consultation, collective action mechanism. U.S. long-term business in South America’s influence is not established immediately disappear. South America to establish a truly independent mechanism of defense policy and the need for greater patience, sincerity and efforts.