US leaves Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua out of Summit of the Americas

You U.S let Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua from outside to Summit of the Americas which will take place June 6-10 in Los Angeles, California. Asked about the reasons for leaving Venezuelans out, Summit coordinator Kevin O’Reilly replied that they do not recognize Nicolas Maduro as “a sovereign government” and regard it as illegitimate. Since 2019 the US ranks the leader of the opposition Juan Guaidó as interim president. Asked about the possible participation in the summit by Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, accused of growing authoritarianism, O’Reilly was also decisive. “No,” he said.

When asked about the participation of representatives of the Cuban government, the Summit coordinator said that the White House is in charge of the matter, but to his knowledge, no invitation has been sent yet. However, on Wednesday, the 25th, the president of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, has already made it clear that he will not participate in any way. “I can guarantee that in no case will I participate,” Diaz-Canel said on his Twitter account. He also thanked “the courageous and dignified position of countries that raised their voices against exclusions”. When it was announced that Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua would be left out of the Summit of the Americas, some nations took a stand on the matter and said they would not attend if all the countries of the Americas were not present.

It is known that the government of the United States conceived from the beginning that the Summit of the Americas was not inclusive.

It was his intention to exclude several countries, among them #Cuba, in spite of the strong regional claim to which the exclusions were finalized. (1/4)

— Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez (@DiazCanelB) May 25, 2022

Mexico has already announced that it will boycott the summit and O’Reilly said the government is “in constant dialogue” with the country to reverse that decision. “We are certainly talking to the Mexican government and all the governments in the region about structure and organization,” said O’Reilly. Bolivia followed in the footsteps of the Mexicans and had to answer on Friday, the 27th, whether it will attend or not. Guatemala, Honduras and others from the Caribbean Community also took a stand and said that they will not attend if all the countries in the region are not invited. Other nations such as Argentina and Chile have asked for no exclusions.

The countries that were left out will meet this Friday in Havana at the highest level in the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) and will discuss “common development strategies and analyze the regional political situation”. Created in 2004 as a response to the Free Trade Area of ​​the Americas (FTAA), promoted by Washington, ALBA promotes regional integration without the United States. It is currently formed by Venezuela, the country that promoted the bloc under the presidency of the late Hugo Chávez, 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 invited Jair Bolsonaro on behalf of Joe Biden

The president Jair Bolsonaro (PL) accepted the invitation of 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 was confirmed to Jovem Pan by Itamaraty. The Brazilian Chief Executive 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 signaled the possibility of a bilateral meeting between Bolsonaro and Biden. Since the Democrat took office in January 2021, presidents have only had formal contact.