Bolivia's Arce warns may not attend Summit of the Americas
ABC News
Bolivia’s President Luis Arce says he may not go to the Summit of the Americas if some countries are not invited
LA PAZ, Bolivia -- Bolivia's President Luis Arce says he may not go to the Summit of the Americas if some countries from the region are not invited, joining Mexico's leader in objecting to suggestions that Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua might be excluded from the June meeting in Los Angeles.
Arce made the statement in a tweet late Tuesday following a similar warning earlier in the day from Mexico's Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Two Caribbean leaders have also protested against calls to exclude the three leftist governments that are under U.S. sanctions.
"A Summit of the Americas that excludes American countries will not be a full Summit of the Americas and, if the exclusion of sister countries persists, I will not participate,” Arce wrote.
López Obrador had warned that “if there's exclusion, if not everyone is invited, there will be representatives from the Mexican government but I would not attend."
