Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celak) this Tuesday ended with the support of Mexico and the refusal of Ecuador without disclosing further details, since it was held virtually, although a South American television channel partially broadcast it.

The Vice-Chancellor of Honduras, Gerardo Torres, spoke briefly about this. EFE a statement was made around 17:30 local time, which did not happen three hours later.

The summit was convened by Honduran President Xiomara Castro as Selac’s interim leader. discuss the violent events at the Mexican embassy in QuitoApril 5, when security forces forcibly removed former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas.

Due to the secrecy that existed around the summit, it is unknown how many presidents and delegates attended, although participants included those from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

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Last week Argentina, Costa Rica, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay They expressed disagreement with the interim president. and stated that they would not support the holding of the Summit, including because “consensus was not reached – the basic requirement for decision-making in all instances of CELAC, as specified in the Community procedures.”

At the summit this Tuesday there was widespread support for Mexicowhose President Andrés Manuel López Obrador asked them to join his complaint against Ecuador at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) following the attack on the Mexican embassy in Quito.

“We appreciate the solidarity of the majority of people and governments in Latin America and the Caribbean, and we also want to offer them that if they consider this to be viable and feasible, Join us by signing a complaint to the international court“, the president said in his first message.

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The brutal event was recorded at the Mexican diplomatic mission in the capital of Ecuador. “This is unacceptable,” said Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. while his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolás Maduro called it an “act of barbarity.” (EFE)