The 9th Summit empasized the full validity of the proclamation of Latin America and the Caribbean as a ‘Zone of Peace.’

On Wednesday, the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) rejected the imposition of unilateral coercive measures, including those that restrict international trade.

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This was stated in the “Tegucigalpa Declaration,” which was “adopted by 30 of the 33 members of this regional integration body. The three countries that chose not to adopt the declaration’s final version were Argentina, Paraguay, and Nicaragua.

Notwithstanding the above, in a letter addressed to the participants in the 9th summit, Nicaragua reaffirmed its support for the founding principles of CELAC and its resounding rejection of arbitrary sanctions against countries with sovereign governments.

The full text of the Tegucigalpa Declaration is as follows:

“The Heads of State and Government and high representatives of CELAC, gathered in the city of Tegucigalpa for the 9th Summit of Heads of State and Government and in light of the current challenges facing the region, declare:

1. To reaffirm their commitment to strengthening CELAC as the political coordination mechanism that brings together all countries in the region, based on the legacy of the declarations adopted at previous summits.

2. To emphasize the full validity of the Proclamation of Latin America and the Caribbean as a Zone of Peace, grounded in the promotion and respect of the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and of International Law, international cooperation, democracy and the rule of law, multilateralism, the protection and promotion of all human rights, respect for self-determination, non-intervention in internal affairs, sovereignty, and territorial integrity. Likewise, to reject the imposition of unilateral coercive measures, contrary to International Law, including those that restrict international trade.

3. To affirm their shared belief that it is timely and appropriate for a national of a Latin American or Caribbean State to hold the position of Secretary-General of the United Nations, considering that of the nine Secretaries-General the UN has had to date, only one has come from a country in the region and recalling that the position has never been held by a woman.

4. To underscore the importance of coordinating joint CELAC interventions in multilateral forums on matters of common interest.

5. To express their recognition of the Republic of Honduras for the work carried out in its role as Pro Tempore Presidency (PPT) of CELAC, highlighting the holding of high-level meetings to share efforts and experiences in the areas of food security, women, education, coffee, energy, financial cooperation, climate change, and human mobility.

6. To reaffirm their willingness to continue political dialogue to deepen CELAC’s cooperation ties with other countries and regional groups, acknowledging the progress made during the meetings convened by the Honduran PPT on the sidelines of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

7. To welcome the Republic of Colombia as the next PPT of the mechanism (2025–2026) and to recognize the priorities it has identified for CELAC’s work, mainly in the following areas: energy (energy transition and interconnection); human mobility; health and health self-sufficiency; food security; environment and climate change; Indigenous and Afro-descendant peoples; science, technology, and innovation; connectivity and infrastructure; strengthening trade and investment; transnational organized crime; education; gender equality, among others.

8. To reaffirm their strong support for the stability of the Republic of Haiti and their firm commitment, in accordance with each country’s capacities, to assist it in its efforts—together with the international community and the United Nations—to reestablish a human security environment for the normalization of its political, economic, and social situation, with a comprehensive development approach.”

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Sources: EFE – CELAC

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