The date agreed for May 3 will analyze the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, “with the aim of agreeing on a unified block voice on multilateral platforms,” says the statement, which social organizations use as a further scenario for the West – The United States and the EU are shutting out the continental backyard in their condemnation and attacks on Moscow.
Panama holds the interim chairmanship of the Central American Integration System (SICA) and is adding representatives from the Caribbean Community (Caricom) to this appointment, in addition to organizing separate exchanges with the heads of foreign affairs of both organizations.
The next conclave will conclude with a final statement, which some researchers warn will take place a few days before the meeting of foreign ministers and other security and/or defense agencies on migration (April 19-20) with the presence as Co will host US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
This new meeting will also take place before the IX. Summit of the Americas will be held June 6-10 in Los Angeles, California, where a declaration on migration and protection is expected to be signed, Blinken itself announced in that capital. .
The visit of the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy includes official meetings with the President of the Republic, Laurentino Cortizo, and Foreign Minister Erika Mouynes; as well as a tour of the Panama Canal.
Regarding Borrell’s stay, the first on the Isthmus since taking office, Mouynes announced that he would be received by the highest national authorities to assess the country’s bilateral relations, which serve as a “bridge to crystallize rapprochements between Latin America, the Caribbean and Europe.”
“Panama has filled the leadership gap in the region with strategic approaches to address pressing issues such as irregular migration, the recovery from Covid-19, the impact of climate change and its mitigation, and the conflict in Ukraine,” he noted. the diplomatic.
The invited ministers, he added, will examine prospects for regional integration and the already long-standing relationship with the EU, as well as the yet unknown impact of recent social conflicts on the economies of participating countries.
The official communication indicates that the program includes the exchange of best practices in the economic recovery from the pandemic and the mechanisms to contribute to the reactivation of productive sectors with a particular regional impact, such as tourism.
They will also discuss the validation of national climate change mitigation plans from the perspective of sustainable and equitable development.
At Mouynes’ initiative, the foreign ministers will draw up a joint proposal that will identify needs and common political positions to position the Central American and Caribbean bloc – although not all nations are represented – as an influential group in the international arena, which will be presented to the group the Twenty (G20), the United Nations and other multilateral mechanisms.
The unprecedented forum comes just two weeks after the conclusion of the Panamanian foreign minister’s Asia trip, during which she met with her counterparts from China, Vietnam, Indonesia and Singapore to establish a new channel of contact with the countries of Southeast Asia, breaking the news.
Scholars such as academic Julio Yao believe that this appointment and Borrell’s presence will add little more than what is already known in the Central American Parliament (Parlacen) about the fire between Kyiv and Moscow, in which the United Nations Security Council was not its role and it is difficult for them to impose Washington’s will in its offensive against Moscow, at least it will spark debates, he said.
For their part, popular movements such as the National Front for the Defense of Economic and Social Rights (Frenadeso) opposed Borrell’s visit, which they see as a promoter of Nazi fascism in the world.
Borrell’s arrival in Panama, Frenadeso warned, is a follow-up to Blinken’s recent visit to rally the Cortizo government and foreign ministers of some countries in the region to support the warmongering policies of NATO and the United States.
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