Grupo de Río

"Useful compilation of the documents issued by the Rio Group - the Permanent Mechanism for Political Consultation and Concertation created in Rio de Janeiro in 1986 whose members are Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela - between 1986-93. Includes the final declarations issued by the presidential and foreign relations ministers' meetings as well as a number of communiques and declarations issued during specific occasions such as the meetings with the European Community, the peace process in Central America, the GATT Uruguay Round, democratic transitions, and the Haitian situation"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.