*Cuba denounced U.S. defamation campaign against its medical brigades
*Mexico proposed a Summit on Latin American and Caribbean economic well-being
*Brazil stressed the need to promote regional trade
*Venezuela urged strengthening unity among peoples
*IX CELAC Summit participants presented joint programs in strategic areas
*Mexico proposed a Summit on Latin American and Caribbean economic well-being
*Brazil stressed the need to promote regional trade
*Venezuela urged strengthening unity among peoples
*IX CELAC Summit participants presented joint programs in strategic areas
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00:00And in Honduras, the heads of states and government of the community of Latin American and Caribbean states
00:04participated in the ninth summit of the organization with the objective of strengthening integration ties,
00:09cooperation, and regional political dialogue. Let's see.
00:14The summit was attended by representatives from 33 member countries
00:21where various issues were addressed, including the violation of human rights
00:25by the U.S. government towards migrants who have been criminalized by Washington.
00:29I do criticize the fact that no migrant can arrive to one of those jails
00:44because he would be treated as a criminal and as a slave, and he is not.
00:50He is a human being, and Latin America cannot lower the flag of human dignity.
00:55Human dignity was what made us to be born as republics,
00:58none of us is a monarchy.
01:04If we forget that phase which is the same as the history of the United States except for Canada,
01:10we forget what the concept of human dignity itself means.
01:14For his part, the president of Cuba, Miguel Diaz-Canel, denounced the defamation campaigns
01:23that seek to misrepresent and generate contempt towards the Cuban medical brigades
01:27as part of a new form of aggression against the island.
01:30To this is now added the infamous campaign against the medical cooperation programs that Cuba provides
01:44to more than 50 nations, launching fallacies, accusations against the solidarity work of the island
01:50and its positive and significant impact on the lives of millions of people in Latin America, the Caribbean, and the world.
01:57The restrictions on the visas of any person on the planet who supports or benefits from such programs
02:03constitutes vulgar blackmail, a scandalous and flagrant threat, and an unjustified aggression.
02:10This new pressure is not only intended to punish Cuba and the altruistic and humanistic vocation of its professionals,
02:17but also reflects an absolute disregard for the health of the people and communities
02:22that receive the benefits of Cuban medical services.
02:25Meanwhile, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, invited to hold a summit for the economic well-being of Latin America
02:33and the Caribbean with the objective of creating a greater regional economic integration for prosperity
02:38and respect for the sovereignty of nations.
02:40El día de hoy tengo una propuesta para ustedes.
02:43Today I have a proposal for you.
02:45I invite you to convene a summit for the economic well-being of Latin America and the Caribbean
02:53to make greater regional economic integration a reality
02:57based on shared prosperity and respect for our sovereignty.
03:08The President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, stressed the need to promote regional trade in goods and services
03:18to facilitate exchange among nations
03:20We need to promote regional trade in goods and services, its diversification and increasing facilitation to expand our exchange.
03:40My government is determined to reactivate the Allati Reciprocal Payments and Credits Agreement
03:45and expand the system of payments in local currency
03:48Integrate transportation, energy and telecommunications networks at short distances
03:55Reduce costs and encourage synergies between productive chains
04:02Brazil has been promoting five South American integration routes that will link the Caribbean
04:06Atlantic and Pacific regions and strengthen regional financial institutions
04:13such as CAF, the Caribbean Development Bank
04:16is essential to ensure that these projects become a reality
04:22Leaders emphasized that CELAC should be a space that consolidates political articulation
04:28and provides solutions to the problems faced by nations
04:31in addition to promoting cooperation and sustainable development
04:35In a world marked by geopolitical transitions
04:44economic inequalities and threats to democratic stability
04:51CELAC must consolidate itself as a space for political articulation
04:56where our voices are heard without external interference
05:03and where we can forge our own solutions to the challenges we face
05:06It is important that as a region we reaffirm the indispensable role of effective multilateralism
05:15and bear witness to the importance of strengthening our participation in these international forums
05:20to promote cooperation, solidarity and sustainable development
05:27For his part, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said that the union among the peoples of the region
05:34in the face of current challenges is an obligation
05:37He also stressed that the councils of ministers must be retaken with strength
05:41and contribute experiences and ideas for common action
05:44La union de nuestros pueblos es una obligación
05:49y debe ser construida en base al patrimonio que hemos usado
05:55The union of our peoples is an obligation
05:57and must be built on the basis of the heritage that we have managed to contribute and accumulate proposals
06:03CELAC must take up again with strength the realization of the councils of ministers
06:12as Honduras has done with its extraordinary presidency
06:15I congratulate President Xiomara Castro in Honduras for the virtuous leadership
06:23she has shown to reactivate the joint councils of ministers in the economy
06:27Health, education, science and technology
06:33but councils of ministers that contribute experiences and ideas for common action
06:38The heads of state and government belonging to the community of Latin American and Caribbean states
06:46presented joint programs in strategic areas such as economic and trade cooperation, food security
06:52and the fight against poverty in the face of imperial threats
06:55the fighting magia