The Summit of the Americas begins under certain controversies

This week will begin the IX Summit of the Americas, which this time will be held in the city of Los Angeles, California. However, the diplomatic meeting will take place without the presence of countries such as Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela, after the United States, the host country, considered that these nations do not promote democracy in the region.

The event is scheduled to take place from June 6 to 10, and begins this Monday with deliberations between representatives of civil society, the private sector and other meetings prior to the high-level segment in the last two days, around which disputes persist. unknowns after the refusal of several countries to attend due to the exclusion policy implemented by the United States.

López Obrador confirms that he will not attend the Summit

The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, confirmed that he will not attend the Summit, due to the exclusion of the three aforementioned countries.

“I am not going to the Summit because not all the countries of the Americas are invited and I believe in the need to change the policy that has been imposed for centuries,” the president assured during a morning press conference.

“There can be no Summit of the Americas if all the countries of the American continent do not participate” or there can be, but he considers that “it is to continue with the old policy of interventionism and lack of respect for nations and their peoples.”

Argentina will represent Venezuela

In the midst of the controversy, the Venezuelan leader, Nicolás Maduro, said that the president of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, will be the representative of his country and of the other nations that were not invited to the Summit of the Americas.

In a broadcast of the radio program “International Dialogue“, Maduro thanked Fernández for “solidarity” and assured that he thinks it is “very good” that he carries the voice of the absent nations.

“It seems very good to me that he brings the voice of Latin America and the Caribbean to the meeting of the Americas (…) we will be well represented in the voice of President Alberto Fernández,” Maduro said, adding: “President Fernández is a brave man, who defends what he believes; and he is against exclusion.”

Summit of the Americas

Since 1994, the Summit of the Americas has regularly brought together the leaders of the countries of North America, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean, in a series of stakeholder forums, with the intention of promoting cooperation towards sustainable growth. inclusive economic growth and prosperity throughout the region.

Historically, these high-level meetings focus on issues of promoting democracy, human rights and development, as well as increasing economic competitiveness, improving access to clean energy and communication technology, in addition to strengthening regional security and combating illicit trafficking.

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With information from El Sumario