“(...) the objective to preserve UNASUR unit is, accurately, to have a more stable relation of forces since the worse thing that could happen to us that would accentuate the imbalance of forces, would be precisely that an instrument as UNASUR breaks”.

“I left Bariloche convinced that we took another step. After many disagreements, we concluded that we can continue fighting and differing, but we have to build joint positions on important and sensitive matters to us”

“We share the call made by President Alan Garcia of Peru to build confidence, to peaceful resolution. We believe that to the extent that a constructive dialogue advances -and everyone has to contribute- UNASUR can help to solve many problems”.

“We understand what President Tabare Vasquez of Uruguay has said, that our continent has to be a peaceful land. We desire it. We could not agree more with him on the topic”.

“…we are going to continue working together and I hope, for our people good, that in a near future we can re-establish diplomatic relations between two governments since I believe fraternal relations between people from Colombia and Ecuador have never been broken”.

President Rafael Correa, Ecuador

 “We have already taken a big step ahead: “That South America, by consensus of its Heads of State, has decided that the Defense Council of UNASUR be able to evaluate any military base and to inspect and to observe military expenditures and investments made by each country, is an unprecedented fact, I deem, as well as I believe we are making history".

“South America nests today a new project of change, which is an impressive dynamics that has been developed recently and with no trouble, it could be the base motor of changes around the world”.

President Hugo Chávez, Venezuela