Rather, Joe Biden´s government intends to impose on the other members of the hemisphere what it considers to be the vital interests of the United States, something common in these meetings, although very dangerous in the current Latin American, Caribbean and world context.
Convened for next June under the vague slogans: “Rebuilding a Better World” and “Building a sustainable, resilient and equitable future”, it has already transpired that key issues, such as health in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic and migration, will not be dealt with in depth, but rather in the discriminatory framework of Washington’s policy.
Within weeks of its inauguration, there were accusations of manipulation by the hosts of both the contents and the invitations to exclude, for example, Cuba, subjected to more than 60 years of economic, commercial and financial blockade, causing damages equivalent today to 1,326,432 million dollars.
To this end, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez denounced, the White House exerts extreme pressure on numerous countries in the region that favor the participation of the Caribbean island.
In addition to Cuba, the US government also intends to exclude from its meeting other countries, such as Venezuela and Nicaragua, which provoked the immediate rejection of Mexico and several other nations, which also highlighted the contributions of these countries in the global fight against the pandemic and the migratory crisis.
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