President Leonel Fernandez has called on the Organization of American States to take an active role in the current issues surrounding the oil crisis affecting the entire region. The chief executive warned that the increase in the cost of crude oil was creating social tensions that could destabilize and create political imbalance in the entire region. Fernandez maintained that the OAS should call on the international community to undertake the price of oil as an important, key issue for peace and security in the region. Fernandez was addressing the OAS assembly during the ceremonies marking the 60th anniversary of its founding.