In a blow to President Biden, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced Monday that he will not attend the Summit of the Americas that the US is hosting in Los Angeles over Washington’s decision not to invite Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba.
“I can inform the people of Mexico that I will not go to the summit,” López Obrador said. “I won’t go to the summit because not all countries in the Americas are invited.”
Mexico is not entirely boycotting the summit as López Obrador said he would be sending his foreign minister, Marcelo Ebrard, in his place. The leaders of Bolivia, Guatemala, Honduras, and Antigua and Barbuda have also said they will not attend the summit.
The decision by López Obrador and other leaders to boycott the summit deals a serious blow to the Biden administration, which has planned to use the event as a way to demonstrate US leadership to deal with regional issues.
While Biden has recently eased a small number of sanctions on Venezuela and Cuba, he has maintained most of the economic pressure and pursued a policy of trying to isolate the countries. Last year, the US rejected the results of Nicaragua’s presidential election and slapped sanctions on the government of President Daniel Ortega.
The theme of the Biden administration’s foreign policy has been to increase cooperation with partners and allies to counter China and Russia, but that goal continues to be hampered by the US habit of trying to isolate governments that don’t fall in line.
Too many enemies. “He who defends all, defends nothing”. We see this with North Korea policy under the illegitimate Biden Administration. China, and Russia will now not cooperate.
My respect is for Mexico, Bolivia, Guatemala, Honduras, and Antigua and Barbuda. Other countries attending are probably under disgusting economic and political threats of US totalitarianism.
Status quo?… President Bye-done is fairly typical…. Well done Pres. Obrador!
Good for Mexico!
I’m so very proud of Obrador telling ByeDone to go piss up a tree. As well of the other leaders boycotting.
Mexico not attending is MAJOR, being a prominent trade partner. Hmmm, makes me want to purchase everything I see hecho en Mexico.
Viva Obrador y mucho amor!
We’re always for “sacred” democracy, unless we don’t like the results of elections.
Even Mexico is secretly chanting Let’s Go Brandon!
good for you mexican prez growing a spine.
now get rid of the drug cartels.
Meaning the DEA?
Drug cartels in Mexico wouldn’t exist without Amerikkkan drug users.
Don’t be naive Gypsy. The cartel work hand and glove with the growers, traffickers and U.S. letter agencies. Look at what went down in Afghanistan. You need to catch up a bit more on who runs these mega money.making ops. Try madcowprod.com. Daniel has made keeping up with their ways ever since the big event in New York
Will check it out.
He will, He suspended cooperation with US law enforcement on war on drugs. Meaning US agents will not have any more unfattered access to Mexico. A first step to establish sovereignty of law enforcing on the territory.