Mexican foreign minister expects prompt response from U.S. on Americas summit proposal

Mexican Overseas Minister Marcelo Ebrard speaks as he attends a news conference with U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar and Assistant Secretary of Point out for Global Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Todd Robinson in Tijuana, Mexico Might 12, 2022. REUTERS/Jorge Duenes

MEXICO Metropolis, May well 18 (Reuters) – Mexican International Minister Marcelo Ebrard claimed on Wednesday the region hopes to acquire a response from the United States later in the working day or by Thursday regarding Mexico’s proposal for all nations in the area to show up at the Summit of the Americas.

Ebrard was talking to reporters next an earlier phone with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and U.S. distinctive adviser Christopher Dodd.

“Dodd stated, ‘I’ll get (the proposal) and I’ll give you a reaction in the up coming couple of several hours or tomorrow, President Biden’s response to everything Lopez Obrador proposed,'” Ebrard said.

The international minister claimed Mexico would not stress the United States for a reaction and that “it truly is their determination.”

“I am optimistic,” Ebrard additional.

A increasing quantity of Latin American leaders have reported they would not attend the convention or not attend if all countries in the region ended up not invited.

In April, a senior U.S. formal mentioned Cuba, Nicaragua and the administration of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro were unlikely to receive invitations. browse extra

Reporting by Raul Cortes Producing by Kylie Madry editing by Cassandra Garrison, Bernard Orr

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