Rio Group
Rio Group
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Introduction to Rio Group
Rio Group, formerly the Group of Eight, an organization of Latin American countries founded in 1986 to formulate joint political policies, deal collectively with other international groups, and strengthen economic and political ties of nations in the region. The Rio Group has grown to 12 member nations: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
The Rio Group originated from efforts by Latin American leaders to mediate conflicts in Central America, particularly the civil wars in El Salvador and Nicaragua during the 1980s.
In December 1986 participants in the Contadora Peace Process, initiated by Costa Rican president Oscar Arias, met in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to extend their agenda to a broader range of international issues. The Rio agreement provided for regular meetings of foreign ministers and finance ministers, and for annual summit meetings of heads of state.
In the Rio agreement and in subsequent meetings, members of the Rio Group have established a number of political goals. These include furthering the progress of democratization in Latin America; supporting the Central American peace plan brokered by Arias in the 1980s; negotiating agreements between external creditors and Latin American debtor nations; publicizing problems of inequality within the international financial and trading systems; working toward creation of a Latin American common market; and addressing the problems in the region of illegal arms and drug trafficking, terrorism, and environmental degradation.
The Rio Group has not hesitated to criticize the regional policies of the United States. It has called for the U.S. to provide greater levels of assistance to Latin American countries seeking to battle illegal drug traffickers within their borders. The Rio Group has also condemned the economic embargo of the United States against Cuba and the passage of the Helms-Burton Act, which allows Americans to sue foreign companies that conduct business with Cuba." (1)
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Notes and References
Information about Rio Group in the Encarta Online Encyclopedia
Guide to Rio Group
Rio Group in relation with International Trade
In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of Rio Group: A regional cooperation organization including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Central American representation in consultations is a rotating position, currently held by Honduras; Jamaica represents the Caribbean nations.
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International Organisations > Extra-European organisations > Latin American organisation
Rio Group
Concept of Rio Group
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Characteristics of Rio Group
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Translation of Rio Group
Spanish: Grupo de Río
French: Groupe de Rio
German: Rio-Gruppe
Italian: Gruppo di Rio
Portuguese: Grupo do Rio
Polish: Grupa z Rio
Thesaurus of Rio Group
International Organisations > Extra-European organisations > Latin American organisation > Rio Group
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