Latin American Ministers Meet in Mexico to Unify Stance on Trump’s Policies
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January 17, 2025 Hour: 7:45 am
The meeting was attended by Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, and Venezuela.
On Thursday, ministers, deputy ministers, and heads of delegations from 10 Latin American and Caribbean countries met in Mexico City to develop a joint strategy in response to the threats of mass deportations by Donald Trump.
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The “Meeting on Human Mobility in the Northern Route of the Continent: Towards an Orderly, Safe, Regular, Responsible, and Humane Management” was attended by representatives from Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, and Venezuela.
“In light of the challenges we face in migration matters, we gathered in Mexico City to discuss and coordinate actions aimed at protecting the human rights of migrants, preventing abuse and mistreatment, managing migration from a humanitarian perspective in an orderly, safe, and regular manner, as well as integrating migrant populations,” stated the Mexican foreign affairs ministry.
“Additionally, we aim to strengthen international cooperation to address the migration phenomenon, tackling both its structural and circumstantial causes, and throughout its full cycle: origin, transit, destination, and return.”
On Wednesday, Colombia, Mexico, and Honduras called for a meeting of Latin American foreign ministers in Mexico City to discuss ways to unify the stance of Latin America and the Caribbean in light of Trump’s return to the White House.
“Colombia, Mexico, and Honduras are calling for a meeting of foreign ministers… to engage as a Latin American and Caribbean region on the implications and how we can unify positions regarding the dialogue we will have with President Donald Trump’s administration. His arrival generates many expectations throughout the region. We hope to find common areas of collaboration,” explained Colombian Foreign Minister Luis Murillo.
In early January, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum had spoken with Honduran President Xiomara Castro, the pro tempore president of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), about a meeting of foreign ministers to address migration challenges in light of Trump’s arrival.
She recalled the importance of continuing a conference that took place in Palenque, Chiapas, related to migration and involving various countries, referring to the regional summit hosted in October 2023 by then-Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (2018-2024).
The incoming U.S. president has already targeted Mexico and Panama, claiming that its southern neighbor is “essentially governed by cartels,” is “in serious trouble, a very dangerous place,” and has threatened Panama with retaking control of the interoceanic canal.
teleSUR/ JF Source: EFE
