US leaders threaten to boycott the event if not all countries in the region are invited; Bolsonaro will bring
You are United State Leaves CubaAnd the Venezuela And the Nicaragua from abroad to top of the americas Which will take place June 6-10 in Los Angeles, California. When asked about the reasons for the Venezuelans leaving, summit coordinator Kevin O’Reilly replied that they do not admit. Nicolas Maduro As a “sovereign government” and consider it illegitimate. Since 2019, the United States has designated the leader of the opposition Juan Guaidó as temporary president. Asked about possible participation in the summit by Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, accused of growing authoritarianism, O’Reilly was also critical. he said no”.
In response to a question about the participation of representatives of the Cuban government, the summit coordinator said that White House He is responsible for the matter, but as far as he knows, no invitation has been sent yet. But, on Wednesday, the 25th, the President of Cuba, Miguel Diaz-Canel, made it clear that he would not participate in any way. “I can guarantee that I will not participate in any way,” Diaz-Canel said on his Twitter account. He also thanked the “courageous and generous stance of countries that raised their voices against exclusion.” When it was announced that Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua would be excluded from the Summit of the Americas, some countries took a stand on the matter and said that they would not attend if not all the countries of the Americas attended.
It is well known that the US government thought from the start that the Summit of the Americas was not comprehensive.
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– Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez (DiazCanelB) 25 May 2022
Mexico has already announced that it will boycott the summit, and O’Reilly said the government is “in continuous dialogue” with the country to reverse the decision. “We are definitely talking with the Mexican government and all governments in the region about structure and organization,” O’Reilly said. Bolivia followed in the Mexicans’ footsteps and had to answer on Friday, 27, whether or not she would attend. Guatemala, Honduras and others from the CARICOM took a stand and said they would not attend unless all countries in the region were invited. Other countries such as Argentina and Chile did not ask for any exceptions.
The countries excluded will meet on Friday in Havana at the highest level of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of America (ALBA) and will discuss “common development strategies and analyze the regional political situation.” Established in 2004 in response to the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), promoted by Washington, ALBA promotes regional integration without the United States. Currently formed by Venezuela, the country that promoted the bloc under the presidency of the late Hugo Chavez, Cuba, Nicaragua, Bolivia, Dominica, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Grenada.
Bolsonaro accepts invitation to Summit of the Americas
White House Special Envoy Christopher Dodd, Jair Bolsonaro, called on behalf of Joe Biden
President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) Invitation accepted Joe Biden To participate in the Summit of the Americas, which will address issues relevant to the countries of the continent, ranging from trade to environmental issues. The information for Jovem Pan has been confirmed by Itamaraty. The Brazilian CEO was reluctant to go to the event, but ended up changing his mind after receiving the White House’s special envoy, Christopher Dodd, at the Planalto Palace. The representative also mentioned the possibility of a bilateral meeting between Bolsonaro and Biden. Since the Democrat took office in January 2021, the presidents have only been in formal contact.
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