Mexican President Suspends Pacific Alliance Summit Due to Pedro Castillo’s Absence

Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador confirmed on Tuesday that pacific alliance summit, scheduled for this Friday, November 25, in the country due to the failure Congress of Peru allow the presence of President Pedro Castillo.

“The meeting of the Pacific Alliance was suspended because the President of Peru, who is in charge of the chairmanship (of the organization), was not allowed to participate, he was going to take it here, and we are studying the possibility of an act. in Peru,” Lopez Obrador said at his daily press conference.

Despite the suspension of the summit, mexican president confirmed the visit of other member presidents, the Chilean Gabriel Boricand Colombian Gustavo Petroas well as the ruler of Ecuador, William Lassowhich seeks to integrate into the commercial bloc.

“Tomorrow afternoon, President Boric will also be with us, and I can tell you that President Lasso, President Petro will arrive for a bilateral meeting, they will be with us,” López Obrador explained.

The President of Mexico had already put forward on Monday the possibility of suspending the meeting of the Council. pacific alliancecommercial block, consisting of country, Chile, Colombia and Peru, due to the absence of Castillo, who faces a constitutional complaint against a criminal organization, influence peddling and collusion.

Considering the possibility of holding a summit in Peru

Lopez Obrador, who previously supported Lock and condemned that behind the attempts Peruvian congress for his dismissal, commented that he would consult with other partners in the alliance about the possibility of moving to Peru.

“We are working on it, it is likely that we will be able to have a meeting there in December, the first week of December, but now when Gustavo Petro and President Boric arrive, who are members of the Pacific Alliance “We will resolve this issue,” he said .

pacific allianceformally established 10 years ago and committed to strengthening trade integration, it boasts of being “the eighth economic power and the eighth export power in the world”, accounting for 41% of Latin America’s gross domestic product (GDP) and attracting 38% of foreign direct investment.

summit in mexico This raised expectations because it was the first time that the four presidents that made up the bloc were on the left.

Also, Lopez Obrador took the opportunity to invite other leaders of the Latin American left, such as the President of Argentina, Alberto Fernandezand President-elect of Brazil, Luis Inacio Lula da Silva.

The Presidents of Ecuador and Costa Rica were also present. Rodrigo Chavezwho seek to enter the commercial bloc.

“For the same reason, neither President-elect Lula nor Argentine President Alberto Fernandez will be there, but this is the home of both of us, we are very good friends, and later, of course, they will visit us,” he said. concluded. Lopez Obrador.

(As reported by EFE)