But some participants at the President's meeting later said they were displeased that he would acknowledge his partisan interests.
"We agreed to put a full stop to politics that bring confrontations and splits over partisan interests."
But the split also underscores intense partisan interests at work.
Both branches must demonstrate a capacity to put national above partisan interest.
It strives to be impartial, and is not tied to any political, partisan or national interests.
But seriously unlikely to ever get beyond the thought stage given the entrenched and established not to mention partisan interests.
Elected officials are supposed to put the public good ahead of narrow partisan interests.
But the public must have confidence that the board transcends the partisan interests of whatever administration is in power.
Some councils seem to have lost touch with the people," he said, "and are controlled by partisan special interests.
Of these, Presencia was the only publication that did not reflect partisan interests.