Rio-gruppen
Rio-gruppen er en international organisation af latinamerikanske stater. Den blev etableret i 1986 under Den kolde krig som et alternativ til Organisationen af Amerikanske Stater, som var domineret af USA. Rio-gruppen har hverken sekretariat eller andet permanent organisationsapparat, og driver sin virksomhed i form af årlige topmøder mellem statslederne i medlemslandene.
Nuværende medlemslande i alfabetisk rækkefølge:
Links
- Explanation of the Rio Group Arkiveret 11. marts 2008 hos Wayback Machine from the Brazilian government.
- Pro-tempore secretariat hosted by Chile from 2001 Arkiveret 10. marts 2008 hos Wayback Machine
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