Summit of Americas to highlight poor US-LatAm ties
Summit of Americas to highlight poor US-LatAm ties
Xinhua, April 8, 2015
The United States' ongoing political scuffle with Venezuela and less than stellar ties with other Latin American countries are expected to take center stage at the upcoming summit of the Americas.
The Seventh Summit of the Organization of American States is set to be held on Friday and Saturday in Panama. Many Latin American governments have indicated that it is time for Washington to step up efforts to improve its poor ties with the region.
The worsening U.S. and Latin American relations have been highlighted by an executive order signed by U.S. President Barack Obama on March 9, which declared Venezuela an "unusual and extraordinary threat" to the U.S. national security.
The alarming decree against Venezuela has sparked concerns across Latin America and widespread sympathy for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, representing one of Washington's biggest regional diplomatic bungles.
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