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The IX Summit of the Americas will be remembered for the absence of several countries that were not convened; also for demonstrating the fractures that exist in the continent, just when the union is what is most needed; and for exposing the United States’ loss of influence in Latin America, an influence that it tried to begin to recover at the Summit. In this edition of El Debate we take stock of the agreements reached in this regional meeting.
Migration was the central theme of the Summit, an important issue for the region, but above all for the White House in the midst of an election year. 20 countries signed the “Declaration of Los Angeles”, which seeks that countries do not face the problem of migration alone and that there is joint support. It also seeks legal migration and the return of migrants who are in an irregular situation.
But just the countries that did not attend or did not send their presidents are the nations that could be most interested in the issue of migration. These countries are El Salvador, Guatemala, Venezuela, Honduras and Cuba.
Precisely, not having invited Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua created a bad atmosphere for the Summit. Nor did he like the boycott of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and the absence of several heads of state also reduced the weight of the enclave.
What does this ninth edition of the Summit of the Americas leave us? Were or will the efforts of the United States to approach the region be fruitful? Was an opportunity for rapprochement between Washington and the countries that were not invited to the meeting lost? What is the role of the United States in Latin America? Are there notable leaders in the region? Is it possible to find a joint strategy to deal with migration? To analyze all these questions we talked with our guests:
– Cynthia Arnson, director of the Latin American Program at the Wilson Center in Washington.
– Manolo Préstamo, internationalist, researcher and migration advisor.
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