Mexico proposes to refound the OAS at the Summit of the Americas

Mexico proposes to refound the OAS at the Summit of the Americas

Ebrard arrived in California on behalf of his country, after President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador confirmed on Monday that he would not attend the hemispheric meeting due to the exclusion of Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua.

“We consider that it is a serious error and that no one has the right to exclude another, we do not accept the principle of intervention to decide who comes and who does not come”Ebrard added.

The diplomat affirmed that the exclusion, which Washington bases arguing that they are not democratic governments, “is a strategic error.”

Ebrard explained that this same discussion was experienced in previous summits and he declared himself in favor of the inclusion of all nations.

Later, in conversation with journalists, he added that he hopes USA move towards “another type of relationship” in the region within the framework of the Summit of the Americas being held in Los Angeles.

On Wednesday, the President of the United States Joe Biden He spoke by phone with the Venezuelan opponent Juan Guaidó, whom he recognizes as interim president of the Caribbean country, and insisted on negotiations as a peaceful solution to the political crisis.

“We always have a constructive attitude, what we are saying is that the organization we have in the Americas must evolve,” said Ebrard.

Source: Ambito

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