English-Portuguese translation for "chiapas"

Will we automatically resolve the Chiapas problem if we say no to Mexico?

The real situation in Chiapas today needs to be analyzed rigorously and sincerely.

We are also going to Chiapas to talk to the indigenous people and representatives of local society.

To conclude, Mr President, a remark about the situation in Chiapas.

There is also hope that the conflict in Chiapas, in the south of the country, will be settled peacefully.

We will obviously continue to follow the developments in Chiapas closely.

In Mexico, and especially in the province of Chiapas, infringements of human rights are constantly taking place.

We are offering faithful cooperation and we also support the search for a permanent solution to the Chiapas conflict.

Our main hope is that the opening up of the Mexican economy will contribute towards economic and social development in Chiapas.

I refused to give a positive vote to the European Union-Mexico agreement because of the human rights situation, particularly in the Chiapas region.

Suffice it to mention the case of the Tibetans in China, the Tamils in Sri Lanka, the Tutsi in Central Africa, the Chiapas Indians in Mexico, and so on.

Also they provide evidence for the lack of respect for human rights in that country and, of course, the explosive situation in the state of Chiapas.

It is my conviction that basically the non-respect of these agreements was the main cause of the dramatic worsening of the situation in the state of Chiapas.

The governor of the state of Chiapas has been removed from office, and a number of people who are suspected of being involved in the murders have been arrested.

This means that the hope for a peaceful solution to the conflict in Chiapas has further decreased, but cannot take this lying down, we of course.

That has most recently been demonstrated in an Amnesty report from December 1999 which draws attention to, among other things, the serious problems in the Chiapas region.

The fact that the Home Affairs Minister and the governor of Chiapas are no longer there is a good thing, but much more will be needed to exonerate the authorities and the army.

How can such an idea be entertained when the plan covers areas with a majority Native American population, in Chiapas and Guatemala, yet the American Indians have not been consulted?

We cannot dismiss what is happening in Chiapas with a simplistic analysis or with western standards because very serious errors may be made.

In other words, the organization which protects the interests of the indigenous people of Chiapas is in favour of this agreement, because it sees this political dialogue as a useful mechanism.