[Qui-deu-a-qui] Noruega y la deuda ilegitima

[iolanda.fresnillo en debtwatch.org]

Hola a todos y todas,

Como algunas ya sabréis en Noruega el gobierno va bastante más  
avanzado que el nuestro en cuanto a reconocimiento de Deuda Ilegítima.  
Además de reconocer la existencia de deudas ilegítimas (literalmente)  
en un documento oficial sobre la deuda, hace casi un año anunció que  
financiaria un estudio, a realizar por el Banco Mundial y la ONU,  
sobre la ilegitimidad de la deuda, y ahora ha prometido cancelar todas  
las deudas de las operaciones de exportación de barcos de los 70 con  
financiación de la agencia de créditos a la exportación noruega  
(operación que básicamente sirvió para reflotar la industria naviera  
noruega). La razón de fondo es que estos créditos no sirvieron al  
desarrollo de los países del sur, sinó al propio desarrollo de  
noruega, y serian por lo tanto deudas ilegítimas. El Gobierno noruego  
es reticente a utilizar de momento el termino ilegitimidad, pero  
claramente es lo que hay detrás.

Os envío la carta de un grupo de premios nobel de la paz al gobierno  
noruego sobre éste tema y el último mensaje de los compañeros de  
Noruega sobre el tema (ésto último en inglés), para ver si nos  
inspiramos y lo utilizamos para presionar al gobierno español ...

Besos

Iolanda

Dear all

Just to confirm what Sony have just said. It looks like we will get a  
good decision on the issue in Norway – but the decision itself is  
dragging out – probably because of internal disagreement within the  
government.

During the last two days I've had two meetings with officials and  
today with our Minister of Development Erik Solheim. These discussions  
have not provided any new answers, but it has given us a likely  
scenario.

We expect Norway to cancel most or all of the debt originating from  
the Shipping Export Credit Campaign. There may be trouble with  
countries like Burma and Sudan, but we are encouraging them to cancel  
the debt now – even if it is made available later. It is also likely  
that the cancellation will take place through a variety of mechanisms,  
swaps etc on a case by case basis. There will most likely be a wording  
on why that does not include the word illegitimate, but that can be  
interpreted widely.  Why, because the government feels it is difficult  
to define illegitimate debt and are afraid of counterclaims should  
they decide to label the debt illegitimate.

The countries that could get its debt cancelled is Burma, Sudan,  
Egypt, Ecuador, Sierra Leone, Peru and Jamaica. The total amount is  
about 2,9 billion NOK.

The funds will most likely not be taken out of the aid-budget – even  
if there is a certain amount of frustration by the fact that everyone  
else is doing this – and that Norways aid consequently looks smaller  
than it is compared with other countries.

SLUG, NCA and Changemaker will be campaigning on the issue until the  
budget is put forward on the 6th of October and beyond if necessary.  
Together we ask Norway to take responsibility and cancel the debt, say  
sorry and declare the claims illegitimate.

For those of you who have send letters to Solheim – it is working and  
making an impression – thanks! To those who still haven't sent letters  
– please do so – there is still time to influence the decision and  
give Solheim bargaining power vs the finance and trade ministry.

All the best

Kjetil, SLUG

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Kjetil G. Abildsnes
Aksjon Slett U-landsgjelda (SLUG)
Postboks 8844 Youngstorget
0028 OSLO

Tlf: +47 92 64 29 60
kjetil en slettgjelda.no www.slettgjelda.no
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