The Mexican president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, has requested this Saturday the replacement of the Organization of American States (OAS) by a new body that integrates all the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean and resolves the conflicts between them.
“The proposal is, neither more nor less, than to build something similar to the European Union, but attached to our history, our reality and our identities.
In that spirit, the replacement of the OAS by a truly autonomous body, not a lackey of anyone, but a mediator at the request and acceptance of the parties in conflict in matters of human rights and democracy should not be ruled out, ”he said in a novel speech delivered in the Castle of Chapultepec on the 238th anniversary of the birth of Simón Bolívar.
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The commemoration around the Bolivarian leader has been only the pretext of the Mexican president to make a strong pronouncement on the hegemony and intervention of the United States in the countries of Latin America in the last 150 years.
In addition, his pronouncement took place at the same time as the celebration of the Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and with the presence of 25 ministers from the entire region in Mexico City.
Mexico's intention points to the displacement of the OAS, based in Washington and under the leadership of the Uruguayan diplomat Luis Almagro, for a more regional commitment to the resolution of conflicts between Latin American countries.
The history of the independence of the countries of America has served López Obrador to propose a new direction to the geopolitical dynamics of the continent.
"It is now time for a new coexistence among all the countries of America because the model imposed more than two centuries ago is exhausted, it has no future, no way out, it no longer benefits anyone," he mentioned.
The Mexican's words charged against the hegemony of the United States in the region and brought up the case of Cuba facing the economic blockade of Washington.
“We may or may not agree with the Cuban Revolution and with its Government, but having resisted 62 years without submission is quite a feat.
I believe that for their fight in defense of the sovereignty of their country, the Cuban people deserve the award of dignity, "added the president.
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