The president of Bolivia, Luis Arce, warned this Wednesday (05.11.2022) that if the exclusion of “brother” countries from the next Summit of the Americas persists, the president will not attend it, after the announcement by the United States that he did not intend to invite Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela, allied countries of the Bolivian Government.
The president wrote in the last few hours on his Twitter account that “consistent with the principles and values of the Plurinational State” he reaffirms that “a Summit of the Americas that excludes American countries will not be a full Summit of the Americas.” “If the exclusion of sister nations persists, I will not participate in it,” wrote Arce. He also stressed that Bolivia “bases its international relations on the Diplomacy of the Peoples with inclusion, solidarity, complementarity, respect for sovereignty, self-determination and collective construction of the Culture of Dialogue and Peace.”
(Thread) Consistent with the principles and values of the Plurinational State of #BoliviaI reaffirm that a Summit of the Americas that excludes American countries will not be a full Summit of the Americas, and if the exclusion of sister nations persists, I will not participate in it. pic.twitter.com/aicTZxYnWm
– Luis Alberto Arce Catacora (Lucho Arce) (@LuchoXBolivia) May 11, 2022
Last week the Government of the United States announced that it ruled out inviting Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela to the next Summit of the Americas, to be held in Los Angeles from June 6 to 10, since it considers that they “do not respect” democracy, therefore they do not expect your presence. Before this announcement, Arce had already spoken on the same social network, urging that all countries be invited “strengthening dialogue and regional integration based on respect for the dignity and sovereignty of peoples.”
However, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday that “a final decision has not yet been made” on who is going to be invited and who is not, and that, in fact, the official invitations had not yet been made. been still studied.
The Mexican president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, stated this week, from Cuba, that he will insist to his US counterpart, Joe Biden, not to exclude any country from the summit because it is the authorities of each nation that that they must decide “freely” whether or not to attend the appointment. López Obrador said he would not attend the summit if those countries are excluded.
He also stated this Wednesday that other Latin American leaders shared his discontent. “Other presidents had already spoken to me, they had already asked me, that they are not happy. For example, the one from Bolivia (Luis Arce) had already told me that he did not consider that appropriate, that it was disrespectful, “he said this Wednesday at his daily press conference.
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