Celac Summit LIVE: AMLO demands freedom for Pedro Castillo and calls for an end to repression in Peru | Argentina

The ceremony held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, has as its main character Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil. Meanwhile, in the streets there is a great deployment of security due to the protests of social organizations.

The VII Summit of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) began this Tuesday in Buenos Aires, Argentina, chaired by the president Alberto Fernandez and in the midst of controversy over the presence of Miguel Diaz-Canelpresident of Cuba, and the cancellation of the trip of Nicolas Maduroruler of Venezuela, after protests by unions of professionals, public employees and teachers for the low minimum wage —7 dollars a month— and the harsh economic crisis, according to UN figures.

CELAC Summit in Argentina: latest news

“I do not assign relevance to it,” Fernández said about the audio of the Chilean foreign minister

Argentine President Alberto Fernández on Tuesday minimized the scandal unleashed by the leak of an audio from the Chilean Foreign Minister, Antonia Urrejola, in which he questioned the Argentine ambassador in Santiago, Rafael Bielsa, with harsh qualifications.

President of Paraguay urged CELAC countries to attend to Venezuelan migration

The President of Paraguay, Mario Abdo Benitez, urged the leaders attending the VII Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) to address the exodus situation that thousands of Venezuelans must face.

“We cannot look aside, when more than seven million Venezuelans have left their homes asking for refuge” in the region, said the Paraguayan head of state.

Gustavo Petro: “We talk a lot about uniting, but we do little to do it

The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, urged his counterparts in the South American region to move from “the rhetoric of Latin American integration to reality”, and took the opportunity to propose a regional clean energy network, during his speech at the VII Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) held in Buenos Aires.

“We talk a lot about uniting, but we do little to really do it. And I believe that this story has to change. We have to move from rhetoric to reality,” he said.

Cuba “economic suffocation” imposed by the US

The Cuban President, Miguel Diaz-Canelcharged this Tuesday, during his speech at the VII Celac summit, against the “economic suffocation” imposed by the Government of the United States, a country that in his opinion intends to “destroy” the development model of the island.

“The government of the United States insists on destroying the development model that we Cubans have sovereignly decided to build, through a cruel, illegitimate, illegal, and immoral policy of economic suffocation,” the Cuban leader asserted at the conclave, held at the Sheraton hotel. from Buenos Aires.

With information from EFE.

Uruguay proposes to create a free trade zone in Latin America and the Caribbean

The President of Uruguay, Luis Lacalle Poustated this Tuesday that the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) promote the creation of a regional free trade zone, and criticized the countries of the group that “do not respect democracy or human rights.”

“Isn’t it time to open up these relations and for CELAC to promote a free trade zone (…) from Mexico to southern South America? Can’t we move forward in that direction?” he asked.

Nicolás Maduro calls to join forces against “foreign interventionism”

The President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, He called this Tuesday, from Caracas, the heads of state participating in the VII Celac Summit, in Buenos Aires, to “join forces” against “foreign interventionism”, especially that of the United States, according to what he said.

“We have to join forces and efforts to reject all kinds of interventionism by forces outside our region” and tell the United States, “with one voice”, to stop the “coup” and the “sanctions against free and sovereign countries of the continent”, said the president in a telematic intervention.

With information from EFE.

The meeting of this consultation forum made up of 33 countries, chaired by Argentinahas as its main protagonist the head of state of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silvawho returns to the international arena after winning the November 2022 elections, with a speech in which he permanently recalls the diplomatic achievements of his first two presidencies (2003-2010).

The controversial Celac Summit

The presidents of Cuba, Miguel Diaz-Canel; brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva; Uruguay, Luis Lacalle Pou; from Honduras, Xiomara Castro; from Bolivia, Luis Arce; and from Colombia, Gustavo Petroare among the leaders who arrived punctually at the place where the conclave is held.

The Argentine Foreign Minister, santiago cafierohad previously welcomed the foreign ministers who arrived at the Sheraton hotel, venue for the summit, which woke up surrounded by tight security measures due to protests by social organizations.

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The surroundings of the place are surrounded by fences that prevent passers-by from approaching the place where some fifteen presidents of Latin America and the Caribbean will debate this Tuesday about the situation in the region.

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