Tag: Organization of American States (OAS)

• Friday, June 3rd 2022 - 23:04 UTC

  Argentina's Alberto Fernández to attend Los Angeles Summit

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández finally confirmed he will be attending the ninth Summit of the Americas convened for next week in Los Angeles following a 25-minute telephone conversation with his US colleague Joseph Biden, during which they also agreed on a bilateral meeting for July 25.

• Friday, May 27th 2022 - 09:04 UTC

  Biden negotiating Argentina's presence at Summit of the Americas

  

  US President Joseph Biden's envoy Christopher Dodd arrived in Buenos Aires to talk Alberto Fernández into attending next month's Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, a gathering many leaders intend to boycott following the host's decision not to invite the non-democratically ruled Nicaragua, Cuba, and Venezuela.

• Thursday, May 26th 2022 - 09:57 UTC

  Caricom calls for inclusive Summit of the Americas

  

  Countries and territories belonging to the Caribbean Community (Caricom) Wednesday called for the June 6-10 IX Summit of the Americas to be held in Los Angeles to be an inclusive event that brings the hemisphere together.

• Wednesday, May 18th 2022 - 10:15 UTC

  Guatemala joins list of countries to skip Summit of the Americas

  

  Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei Tuesday announced he would join the ranks of leaders of the Americas who have chosen not to attend next month's regional Summit in Los Angeles, California, following the reluctance of US President Joseph Biden to invite Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela.

• Monday, May 9th 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Puebla Group supports Caricom-sponsored boycott to Summit of the Americas

  

  Leaders of the Puebla Group have expressed their support to Caricom's petition not to be sidelined from the upcoming Summit of the Americas to be held in Los Angeles in June.

• Wednesday, May 4th 2022 - 10:00 UTC

  Argentine Gov't against exclusions from Summit of the Americas

  

  Following the announcement by the United States that the governments of Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela were not going to be invited to June's Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles because they do not respect democracy, Argentina has urged it to review its stance.

• Monday, April 25th 2022 - 09:51 UTC

  Nicaragua expels OAS mission from its territory

  

  The Nicaraguan regime of former Sandinista leader Daniel Ortega Sunday announced the delegation of the Organization of American States (OAS) had been stripped of its diplomatic credentials and thus expelled from the country.

• Monday, April 11th 2022 - 09:40 UTC

  Former CAF, OAS agree on climate action and biodiversity agenda

  

  The Organization of American States (OAS) and the Development Bank of Latin America -formerly known as Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF)- have signed a memorandum of understanding whereby both institutions pledged to tackle environmental and climate issues together, it was announced.

• Wednesday, March 23rd 2022 - 23:55 UTC

  Nicaragua's Ambassador to OAS comes clean about Ortega's “dictatorship”

  

  In a surprising move Wednesday, Nicaragua's ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS) decided to no longer remain silent about what is going on in his country and referred to its government as [President Daniel] Ortega's “dictatorship.”

• Monday, February 28th 2022 - 09:45 UTC

  Uruguay endorses OAS statement against Russian invasion of Ukraine

  

  Uruguay Sunday chose to join the list of Organization of American States (OAS) countries opposing Russia’s military actions in Ukraine after Friday’s initial decision not to sign the declaration in that regard.