Union of South American Nations Needs a Defense Doctrine
“We must develop a security and defense doctrine to protect our peace, the peace of this region,” said Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elias Jaua on Thursday in statements to the press from the city of Paramaribo, the capital of Suriname , where the Seventh Presidential Summit of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR).

“South America has to confront the challenge of a world under the constant threat of imperialist aggression in search of natural resources,” he said, noting that the block’s Defense Council has held several meetings to create proposals.Earlier, Suriname’s Foreign Minister Winston Lackin said that the UNASUR meeting will issue a decision on the possible military intervention in Syria, a country that is the victim of attacks by NATO countries, particularly the United States and Israel.In this sense, Jaua stressed that Latin America is a region that “has great political stability and no conflict between countries.”“That’s a sacred trust that we must preserve and part of the doctrine that UNASUR has been building in this regard, that South America is a zone of peace, democracy and promoting peace in the world,” he said.Jaua also stated that this doctrine must go hand in hand with the development of the region’s vast natural resources “to prevent the possibility of military aggression for the appropriation of our resources.”He said it is essential that people understand the importance of using the natural resources of the region to achieve sovereign and dignified development for all Latin Americans.