What awaits U.S. President Barack Obama at the upcoming Summit of the Americas? Guest contributor Lauren Conover had this to say:As President Obama heads to Trinidad and Tobago this weekend for the Summit of the Americas, he may not get a very warm reception. It will be the first time he has met leaders such as Hugo Chávez, Evo Morales and Daniel Ortega. It is also likely that some of Latin America's heads of state will blame the United States for the world's economic crisis. "You have to be willing to accept that Latin Americans, who are experts in crisis after creating many of their own, will say 'We didn't create this one,' " José Miguel Insulza, secretary general of the Organization of American States.
While Latin America leaders are expected to push Obama on lifting the embargo on Cuba, Venezuela's Chávez has declined to comment thus far about the recent relaxing of travel and remittance restrictions for Cuban-Americans and Brazil's Lula has made it clear that he does not wish to see President Obama embarrassed about the issue. For his part, President Obama has stated that his main goal at the Summit to listen and bring a message of partnership.
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2 comments:
I thought Evo Morales isn't going to attend the summit?
According to the T & T press Morales will be there.
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