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07SANTIAGO109
2007-01-19 16:29:00
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Embassy Santiago
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MEDIA REACTION - MERCOSUR SUMMIT IN RIO

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TAGS: OPRC KMDR KPAO CI AR BL VE
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION - MERCOSUR SUMMIT IN RIO

UNCLAS SANTIAGO 000109

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SIPDIS

STATE FOR IIP/G/WHA, INR/R/MR, WHA/BSC, WHA/PDA, INR/IAA

AMEMBASSY FOR PAO/IO

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OPRC KMDR KPAO CI AR BL VE
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION - MERCOSUR SUMMIT IN RIO


1. On July 21, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ.
101,000) carried an editorial entitled "Mercosur's Failed Promise."
Quote:

"For a long time Mercosur has seemed more a place for political
gathering than a trade pact. But the bloc's ongoing Summit has made
clear the extent (to which it has become political),and that could
present challenges to Chile.... It is undeniable that Chile's
staying in Mercosur is becoming more complicated as [Mercosur] shows
signs of moving away from the political options for which Chile has
opted in the last decades: trade openness and global integration,
good relations with Washington, democracy and free trade economy."

KELLY