Fecha Publicación: 14-06-2022

Roberta Lajous, former Mexican ambassador to Cuba, Bolivia and Spain: “This Summit of the Americas will be remembered for being the first one to address migration as a crisis that affects all countries of the hemisphere. From Alaska to Patagonia, most countries are either losing the most dynamic agents of change in society or are absorbing migrants outside the law, creating a vulnerable and exploited underclass. The measures proposed by the Los Angeles Declaration, which at first sight appear meager, must be carefully analyzed and experienced on the ground in order to measure their impact and, if necessary, improved. The Los Angeles summit also addressed changes in the world order that have shown the fragility of global supply chains after the Covid-19 pandemic and the economic sanctions that followed the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Amid growing competition from China, the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity, announced by President Biden, will hopefully bring new opportunities for the hemisphere through ‘nearshoring’ or ‘ally-shoring.’ U.S. conflict with other world powers has increased regional cooperation in the past, and the current conflict with Russia over the war in Ukraine will probably be no exception. The absence of President López Obrador from the summit fortunately has not hindered the advancement of bilateral or regional agendas: he will visit Washington in July. Also, the Joint Statement on Canada-Mexico-United States Cooperation, which resulted from the meeting of the three foreign ministers in Los Angeles, announced that the next North American Leaders Summit will take place in Mexico next December.”

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