🇦🇷🇵🇾🇵🇪🇧🇴🇨🇷🇪🇨🇸🇻🇩🇴🇹🇹❌🇨🇴🇲🇽🇧🇷🇻🇪 — Argentina-Led Coalition Blocks CELAC Statement Condemning Maduro’s Detention by the United States

▶️An emergency virtual CELAC summit convened by Colombian President Gustavo Petro, with the support of Brazilian President Lula da Silva and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, ended without a joint declaration after Argentina and several other countries rejected condemning the U.S. operation against Nicolás Maduro.

▶️Alongside Argentina, the countries opposing the statement were Paraguay, Peru, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Panama, the Dominican Republic, and Trinidad and Tobago. Argentina played a key role in coordinating this blocking minority. Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno led the strategy, signaling a clear break with the approach promoted by Petro and backed by governments aligned with the Bolivarian axis, including Cuba, Nicaragua, and Honduras.

▶️During the summit, the foreign ministers of Cuba, Nicaragua, and Uruguay, along with representatives from Colombia and the Venezuelan government, delivered strongly critical speeches against the United States.

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