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Weekly Report - 28 October 2010 (WR-10-43)
EL SALVADOR: Funes makes a new ally
Less than a month since President Mauricio Funes' historic trip to
Cuba, the first ever trip by a Salvadorean foreign minister to the Kremlin. The
addition of El Salvador to the growing list of Russian allies in Latin America
is once again likely to raise eyebrows among the vehemently pro-US opposition
Alianza Republicana Nacionalista (Arena). However, it provided the latest
opportunity for Funes to reiterate his intention of ruling in the national
interest (on this occasion with the aim of boosting trade) and pursuing policies
based on “pragmatism" rather than “ideology".
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