MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency

OAS decisive summit.

The summit of the Americas that will be taking place next month in Mexico could turn into the appropriate scenario for a Latinamerican return to the United States agenda, according to analysts in Washington.

"The (disillusion) feeling is mutual", said Peter Hakim, head of the Interamerican Dialogue during a Latinamerica experts forum held in the seat of the Organization of American States, OAS, in the US capital.

Mr. Hakim pointed out that US is not particularly pleased with Latinamerica given the results of the trade summit in Mexico and the recent FTAA meeting in Miami, but above all because of the region's opposition to the war in Iraq.

However Mr. Hakim believes that the Bush administration is willing to return to the spirit of the original agenda previous to the September 11, 2001 events.

The presidents of the three Americas and Caribbean are scheduled to meet in Monterrey next January 12, 13, an anticipation of the main summit programmed in Argentina for 2005. President George Bush and the heads of government of the other 33 countries with the exception of Cuba are expected in Monterrey.

The agenda for the meeting is economic growth with equality, social development and democratic governance. But some countries would like to see a more pragmatic agenda that includes hemispheric economic and social instability and combating poverty.

"We must discuss how to end with poverty and structural indigence among people who once belonged to the middle classes", anticipated Argentine Ambassador before the OAS, Rodolfo Gil.