Mexico to host summit of new Latin America ‘pink tide’ leaders
Al Jazeera
Leaders will discuss the region’s response to the pandemic and the creation of a fund to respond to climate change.
The presidents of Argentina, Bolivia, Cuba, Peru among others will meet on Saturday at the summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), for a gathering that will convene recently elected members of a “pink tide” of leftist leaders.
Mexico is set to host the fourth summit of the regional body, and 16 leaders have confirmed their attendance, Mexico’s Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Friday.
CELAC will discuss the region’s response to the pandemic as well as the creation of a fund to respond to disasters derived from climate change.
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