More than a dozen Latin American countries including Belize are endorsing a Mexican for the new chief of the International Monetary Fund. At a meeting of OAS representatives which concluded yesterday in El Salvador, countries such as Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Honduras, Guatemala and Panama affirmed their countries support for the Mexican candidate, Agustin Carstens as the new chief of the IMF.
Colombia's Foreign Minister, Maria Angela Holguin who read the declaration of support at the conclusion of the meeting, is calling on all other governments of the Americas to back Agustin Carstens, according to an article in the Venezuelan newspaper, El Universal dated Tuesday, June 7th. The declaration expresses "the necessity to promote a major participation of emerging economies of the region in the selection process" of who will occupy the vacant seat left by the former IMF Chief, French Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who is presently facing charges of sexual abuse in the United States.
The Mexican candidate who is 52 years old is currently on an international tour promoting his candidacy.
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