The regions Ministers of Foreign Affairs, who have been meeting here for the thirty-sixth regular session of the General Assembly of the OAS, today adopted the Declaration of Santo Domingo on the central theme of the meeting: Good Governance and Development in the Knowledge-based Society. In the document, adopted by acclamation, the foreign ministers affirmed that the development and equitable and universal access to the knowledge-based society constitutes a challenge and an opportunity that helps us to address the common social, economic, and political goals of the countries of the Americas.
OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza said at the end of the three days of deliberations that this General Assembly had been positive both for the region and for the Organization. He stressed the cooperative spirit that characterized the discussions at the regional meeting, even in the case of bilateral differences that had been going on for several months.
Source: OAS.
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