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U.S. Excludes Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua From Summit

The Biden administration has made a closing resolution towards inviting the governments of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua to a regional summit this week, bucking calls from Mexico’s president to incorporate all international locations or danger him staying house.

The U.S. made the decision after weeks of discussions with governments from Latin America and the Caribbean, together with Mexico’s, in response to individuals aware of the deliberations, who requested to not be recognized as a result of they aren’t licensed to discuss the matter publicly. The U.S. has non-government representatives from all three international locations registered to take part in stakeholder boards, the individuals stated.

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The White Home press workplace declined to remark.

The US’s alternative is predicated on considerations concerning the lack of democracy and respect for human rights within the three international locations, the individuals stated.

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has been saying for weeks that he would skip the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles except representatives of the authoritarian governments had been invited. The US had refused, citing their undemocratic data, however continued to debate the problem with Mexico. In flip, the leaders of different nations, together with Guatemala and Honduras, stated they could skip the summit as nicely.

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