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3 hours ago
"The United States sails without politics in Latin America", says former vice president of Colombia
By Camilo Egaña
For former Colombian Vice President Francisco Santos Calderón, Latin America is not a priority for President Joe Biden's government agenda.
He believed that at this moment "the United States navigates without politics in Latin America," and pointed out that not having invited Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela to the Summit of the Americas, which is currently being held in Los Angeles, is a missed opportunity on the part of Washington to discuss the problems affecting the continent.
Expert: Latin America is not a priority for the US 2:44
4 hours ago
These are the 8 absent presidents at the IX Summit of the Americas
By Fernando del Rincon
The absences mark the beginning of the IX Summit of the Americas that takes place from this Monday in Los Angeles.
So far there are eight presidents of the region who will not be at the event organized by the Biden administration.
The 8 absent presidents at the Summit of the Americas 1:00
8 hours ago
Maduro proposes that Joe Biden listen to the presidents of the region through CELAC
The questioned president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, proposed that it be through CELAC that President Joe Biden listen to the presidents of Latin America and the Caribbean.
For the president, there is "the need for a new organization in which all the countries of what is America participate without exclusion."
He also said he agreed with the opinions of the President of Mexico Andrés Manuel López Obrador regarding the Summit of the Americas.
9 hours ago
"We are in a new era of crisis in the Americas," says an expert prior to the start of the Summit
By Gonzalo Alvarado
The Ninth Summit of the Americas is about to begin in the city of Los Angeles.
It will be from June 6 to 10, with the motto "Building a sustainable, resilient and equitable future".
There are those who have described it as a poorly organized event, since as of this Friday the United States Department of State - the host country - had not yet released the final list of guests.
Gonzalo Alvarado presents some of those important issues that are expected to be addressed at this summit.
What are the topics to be discussed at the Ninth Summit of the Americas?
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10 hours ago
The President of Guatemala will not attend the Summit of the Americas
Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei will not attend the Summit of the Americas, presidential spokesman Kevin López Oliva reported Monday.
It will be Foreign Minister Mario Búcaro, together with a delegation, who will represent Guatemala in this event.
The spokesman assured that the reason why the president will not attend the event is because of an agenda item.
"The delegation will be in charge of publicizing the great advances of the administration of President Alejandro Giammatei, as well as adopting commitments in favor of economic prosperity, security, migration and human rights in the region," said López Oliva.
10 hours ago
Gabriel Boric affirms that "it was a mistake" to exclude Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela from the Summit of the Americas
By Christopher Ulloa
Chilean President Gabriel Boric said Monday that the exclusion of Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela from this year's Summit of the Americas "was a mistake."
The Chilean president made the remarks at a joint press conference with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, during his visit to Ottawa, before traveling to Los Angeles.
Why won't Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua be at the Summit of the Americas?
“No one is going to save themselves.
We have to unite to have better development of our nations.
We feel entitled to express, here in the United States or wherever, that exclusion is not the way.
That has not given results historically.
And when the US tries to exclude certain countries, what it ultimately does is reinforce the position they have in their own places.
We believe that this is a mistake, and we are going to say so at the summit,” Boric added.
Of course, he adds that his government will not stop raising its voice to defend human rights, condemn political imprisonment or express concern about the migratory crisis.
“This goes beyond the United States, because it is the summit of all the countries of America.
It cannot be that in our American continent, the only thing that is talked about outside is about our disagreements with two or three countries”, he expressed.
"We have many more issues in common, such as what we have presented today with Justin Trudeau, and when we talk about human rights, we are going to do it seriously, without seeing who is the president who violates them," Boric concluded.
11 hours ago
AMLO will propose to Biden that the American continent form a community like the European Union
The president of Mexico reported that he will not travel to the Summit of the Americas, which is being held in Los Angeles from Monday, although he stated that in July he will visit President Joe Biden to raise the idea of the American continent forming a community like the European Union. .
AMLO will tell Biden that America be like the European Union 2:37
11 hours ago
Luis Lacalle Pou will not be able to attend the Summit of the Americas after testing positive for covid-19
The president of Uruguay, Luis Lacalle Pou, announced this Monday on his Twitter account that he will not be able to attend the Summit of the Americas since he has tested positive for covid.
In the message, he explained that the PCR test was carried out to be able to travel and the result was positive, so he must suspend his agenda.
"As a result of this situation, I must cancel all activities for the next few days," said the president.
15 hours ago
President of Honduras will not attend the Summit of the Americas
By Elvin Sandoval
The president of Honduras, Xiomara Castro, will not attend the Summit of the Americas that takes place in the city of Los Angeles, California, as confirmed to CNN by the communication team of the Presidential House.
On behalf of Castro, a delegation headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Enrique Reina, and the private secretary of the Presidency, Héctor Zelaya, who is Castro's son, will attend.
On May 28, Castro posted on his Twitter account that he would attend the Summit only if "all the countries of the Americas, without exception," were invited.
A senior US official confirmed to CNN on Monday that the governments of Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela will not be invited to the summit based on the lack of democratic spaces and the human rights situation in those countries.
The organizing countries have wide discretion to decide who they invite, the official said.
Various sectors in Honduras view Castro's non-attendance at the Summit with concern, taking into account the relationship he established months before assuming the presidency with the United States government and which was strengthened by the visit during his inauguration, the January 27, from Vice President Kamala Harris.
The Honduran presidential appointee, Salvador Nasralla, said on Twitter this Sunday that Castro's "political decision" not to attend the Summit "is an opportunity that the country is losing."
16 hours ago
Yes, no, maybe: which presidents will go to the Summit of the Americas?
The Summit of the Americas begins in Los Angeles and the map of participating and absent presidents —because they were not invited or because they decided not to attend— takes shape.
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16 hours ago
Cuba describes its exclusion from the Summit of the Americas as "undemocratic"
The Cuban government attacked this Monday against the decision of the United States not to invite its country, Nicaragua or Venezuela to the Summit of the Americas, the regional meeting that is being held this week in Los Angeles.
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16 hours ago
AMLO announces that he will not attend the Summit of the Americas, but will meet with Biden in July
The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, announced this Monday at a press conference that he will not attend the Summit of the Americas, which takes place in Los Angeles from June 6 to 10, because not all the countries of America were invited. .
In any case, AMLO will meet with Joe Biden at the White House next July, as confirmed by a senior US official.
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