In a message posted on his Telegram account, the top diplomat said that during the Foreign Ministers’ Ministerial Meeting held in Tegucigalpa, “we have extensively talked about regional and international geopolitics and the future of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac).”
On behalf of President Nicolas Maduro, we advocated “strengthening the ties between our peoples, consolidating a united stance in the face of the global threat of fascism, trade war and unilateral economic sanctions,” he stressed.
Gil said that the meeting ‘should inspire us to find the strength and courage necessary to talk and face today’s most pressing challenges’.
Beyond reaching, he asserted, a mere consensus on issues that do not generate controversy and that are already part of the founding principles of Celac.
The Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister demanded that we embrace “our diversity and reaffirm our commitment to the institutionalization of regional integration.”
On the eve, the highest representative of the Venezuelan diplomacy intervened in the High Level meeting of the IX Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, prior to the meeting of Heads of State and Government on Wednesday.
According to Honduran authorities, the 33 countries that make up this integration mechanism, which emerged on February 23, 2010 during the Latin American and Caribbean Summit for Unity held in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, are represented at this important meeting.
Its first Summit was held on December 2, 2011 in Caracas and was presided over by Commander Hugo Chavez (1954-2013).
The Honduran Foreign Minister, Enrique Reina, confirmed the attendance of a dozen of governors to today’s meeting on Monday, and valued the presence of the entire membership to the conclave as one of the main achievements of his country at the head of the pro tempore presidency, in a little more than a year.
On this day, the President of Honduras, Xiomara Castro, will hand over the mandate to her Colombian counterpart, Gustavo Petro.
