Buenos Aires, June 7, 2022 (AFP) – Argentine President Alberto Fernández advocated for more unity in the region this Tuesday (7), regretting the absence of several countries at the Americas Summit, hours before the meeting in the Americas. from Los Angeles.
“Union is not declared, unity is practiced, and the best way to implement it is not to separate anyone,” the President told the press.
“We deeply regret the lack of countries that were not invited, but as president of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), I will try to make their voices heard,” said Fernández, referring to Cuba and Nicaragua. and Venezuela are the countries excluded from the summit, which will last until 10 June.
Due to these absences, Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador has decided not to attend, but is represented by its prime minister, Marcelo Ebrard.
Fernández urged summit organizers to “avoid exclusions that prevent all voices of the hemisphere from speaking and being heard” in a letter he wrote as interim president of CELAC a month ago.
The president of Argentina decided to attend the summit after meeting with several presidents in the region. Also, US President Joe Biden invited him to visit in July.
source: Noticias
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