At the exclusive Summit of the Americas on the second day, criticism of the host country, the USA, gets more space.
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Press outlets such as Politico stress that after President Joe Biden landed in this California city, it was almost impossible to promote trade deals.
The toxic domestic politics surrounding migration is also making it difficult for him to reverse some measures imposed during Donald Trump’s presidency. And the special situation in Florida, a state in which many Cubans and Venezuelans live in exile, makes it difficult to focus US diplomacy on Havana and Caracas, according to the digital newspaper.
Partisan polarization means the Biden administration “must tread carefully,” said Peter Schechter, Latin America expert and commentator.
Foreign leaders who emerge are also likely to use their microphones to criticize US policies on everything from migration to the treatment of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua.
This “summit,” attended by just 23 dignitaries when at least 34 were due to arrive, casts doubt on the host country’s influence in the region, where it appears unable to enforce the Monroe Doctrine, a cavernous initiative that “America for Americans” rose “, north of the Rio Grande.
Though arriving in the city of Los Angeles with some proposals, little is expected in terms of achievements, given that in the United States most of these initiatives, whether economic or migratory, among others, must pass through the hands of a polarized Congress trying inward to look and not at the problems of its neighbors to the south.
There’s little the White House can do to erase the centuries-old image that it’s not paying enough attention to Latin America, even though that’s where it is. And when he’s careful, it’s mostly because he’s annoyed with immigrants at his border, local media reports.
Expectations that Biden will fulfill his mission are low, while the perception is growing that it is a poorly organized effort and with few government resources.
The president does not have a serious trade deal to offer, which some Latin American countries in particular want, while migration remains an unresolved pain point, Politico said.
On the other hand, domestic politics in Washington determines Biden’s approach to the region: avoiding the anger in Florida is one of the reasons why the president refuses to invite the leaders of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua, causing the absence of negotiations for a number of nations that hypothetically mark North American access to the region.
For many analysts, the Angelina date will go down in history as a meeting of promises that time will tell didn’t materialize.
Biden, the messenger, will carry a “new and ambitious economic agenda” but that won’t include new trade deals and the funds aren’t within his reach, it’s polarized Congress opening the keys to foreign aid, something that’s unlikely to help to realize the so-called Alliance for Economic Prosperity in the Americas.
Meanwhile, near the White House meeting, at another, this meeting of community groups, unionists, activists and progressive people, the People’s Summit, there is talk of solidarity and the support that Washington will not give.
We are witnessing “the dawn of a new geopolitical era; that Washington always “kept at words” and never kept its promises; who only wanted to benefit the business of the companies in his country and nothing more”, defines the political scientist Atilio Borón.
The US has canceled the America summit, confirmed Bolivia’s Deputy Foreign Minister
Bolivian Deputy Foreign Minister Freddy Mamani assured this Thursday that the United States would respect the IX. America summit, which opened the day before in Los Angeles with the burden of the absence of several presidents.
Mamani, in statements to state broadcaster Bolivia TV, said that “the United States government is responsible for ensuring that the IX. Summit that ideologized and broke America’, which Bolivian President Luis Arce did not attend.
The Altiplano nation’s deputy chief of diplomacy lamented that countries are excluded from this forum simply because they do not share the ideology of the United States, and reiterated that Bolivia aims to integrate the region.
According to the deputy minister, since 1994, the year of the first America Summit, there has not been a precedent in which the host has deliberately excluded other states for ideological or political reasons.
However, he noted that “the United States has broken even a principle of international law, namely equal terms for all countries”.
Regarding Bolivia, he announced that he would be present, represented by a delegation led by Foreign Minister Rogelio Mayta and Ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS), Héctor Arce.
Mamani commented that this summit takes place in the context of global crises such as climate, energy, food and finance.
He reiterated that Bolivia has always opted for regional integration to achieve common goals at the political level and in terms of international agreements, including those related to climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic.
China regards US plan for Latin America and the Caribbean as disrespectful
China this Thursday described US plans for cooperation with Latin America and the Caribbean as disrespectful and doomed to failure because they are reacting to the “self-serving interests” of some countries to contain and contain them.
(With information from PL)