Insulza: "The U.S. is going to change following election of Obama"

SANTIAGO.- The secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, stated that the United States, as well as the country's relationship with Latin America, will change significantly following the election of democratic senator Barack Obama as the future President.

"There is no doubt that the United States is going to change after yesterday's election", Insulza told Radio Cooperativa.

"There is going to be a crucial change, a sharp difference from the North American policy that has been observed in recent years, but it is happening during a very difficult moment of economic crisis".

With regards to Obama's relationship with Latin America, the secretary general of the OAS indicated that he expects a closer relationship between the two regions.

"There is good initial disposition (...) the moment has come to take a new step forward, but this is not going to signify too radical of a transformation", he asserted.