Argentinians commemorate FTAA defeat in Mar del Plata

Buenos Aires, Nov 4 (Prensa Latina) Unions, politicians, and social organizations commemorate this Tuesday and Wednesday the 20th anniversary of the defeat in Mar del Plata of the US trade plan FTAA (Free Trade Area of the Americas) that then President George W. Bush, Jr., sought to impose on the region.

November 4, 2025
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This event was the epicenter that marked the regional integration, which the organizers currently seek to promote once again.

Labor and social movements, along with governments such as those of Nestor Kirchner and Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, organized protests and debates that culminated in the historic People’s Summit of Mar del Plata.

This seaside city will revive the event that shook Latin America and marked a path toward greater regional identity, leaving a clear message: integration should respect sovereignty and protect the local economy.

Latin America and the Caribbean played in November 2005 one of the most significant milestones in the struggle for sovereignty.

During the 4th Summit of the Americas in Mar del Plata, dozens of organizations mobilized to reject the FTAA project, Adolfo Aguirre, Secretary for International Relations at the Argentine Workers’ Central Union (CTA), recalled.

Twenty years later, Mar del Plata and several localities in the Buenos Aires province are celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Summit that said No to the FTAA with cultural activities, debates, and tributes.

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