translated from Spanish: Celac 2021 starts presided over by AMLO from Mexico City

Mexico City.- The President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), led the start of the summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), from the National Palace in Mexico City.Accompanied by ministers, presidents and diplomatic representatives, AMLO began the summit, being Mexico president of CELAC, offering a speech to welcome the American countries to Mexico.The Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Marcelo Ebrard Casaubón, was at the side of President Andrés Manuel, as president of CELAC, assuming the position of Mexico before the organization. The president of Mexico presented during his opening speech some proposals to Latin American countries to boost the economy, highlighting a treaty with North America for the economic development of the continent.” As for the economic, I propose that together with the United States and Canada, we sign a treaty to strengthen the internal market in our country, which is currently in deficit with respect to Europe,” said the Mexican president. CELAC in Mexico This Saturday, the heads of state and government of CELAC met at the National Palace in Mexico City to deepen the joint fight against the pandemic and discuss an eventual transformation of the OAS. López Obrador has called for creating in the region “something similar” to the European Union (EU) for the Latin American region and replacing the OAS. During the summit of foreign ministers of CELAC in July, the constitutive agreement of the Latin American and Caribbean Space Agency (LACE) was signed, and now in this new summit it is expected that the foundation of the organization as such will take place. So far, more than 15 presidents or heads of state, two vice-presidents, 12 foreign ministers and other officials are expected to participate. In addition, the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, and Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), will be present. Read more: Nicolás Maduro arrives in Mexico to be present at the CELAC meeting Also highlights the participation in the CELAC summit of Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, who on Thursday gave a speech at the military parade of the commemoration of the Independence of Mexico in which he asked the United States to lift the embargo against Cuba. Rocha profiles more people to the cabinet

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