MercoPress of Montevideo noted that the Panamanian Foreign minister, Fernando Núñez Fábrega, underlined his country’s longstanding support for Argentina’s sovereignty claims

Martín Granovsky observed in Página/12 of Buenos Aires that Michelle Bachelet and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner are getting ready for another period of overlap in power,

MercoPress of Montevideo reported that Uruguayan president Jose Mujica again questioned Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s trade policies

El Telégrafo of Guayaquil reported that Ecuador’s government had requested 1,000 doctors from Cuba, and that the first physicians are scheduled to arrive in December.

La Jornada of Mexico City reported that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) finally settled the territorial dispute between Nicaragua and Costa Rica. 

PáginaSIETE of La Paz reported how political analyst and former senator Carlos Borth believes that in the coming presidential debates

Buenos Aires Herald reported that Uruguayan President José “Pepe” Mujica questioned Argentina’s recent decision to stop freight transfers at ports belonging to MERCOSUR countries that have no maritime agreements with Buenos Aires.

PáginaSIETE of La Paz noted that after learning of the decision by Chilean presidential candidate Michelle Bachelet to pursue a return to government dialogue with Bolivia, President Evo Morales expressed his willingness to listen to their proposal,

Mercopress of Montevideo noted that the Uruguayan government has rejected Argentina’s ultimatum concerning the UPM (former Botnia) pulp mill’s production expansion,

William Pearl maintains in El Espectador of Bogotá that “Latin America must learn the lessons of the European Union.”