Approved New Regional
Integration Bloc
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, MEXICO - Presidents
attending the Summit of Unity in this city
approved on Tuesday the creation of the
Community of Latin American and Caribbean
States, conceived as another important step
in integration.
The new mechanism would involve all
countries in the hemisphere, without US or
Canada and plans to absorb the Summit of
Latin America and the Caribbean and the Rio
Group, while it will co-exist with other
sub-regional organizations.
The presidents and senior representatives
from 32 countries attended the Cancun
meeting agreed to launch the new bloc, whose
formal operation will happen when all the
statues have been agreed.
According to President Felipe Calderón, host
of the meeting, the purpose of the
consultation mechanism will be to project
the region in a global level based on
respect to international law, equality of
states, respect for human rights and
cooperation.
For his part, Cuban President Raúl Castro,
described the creation of the new mechanism
of historical significance.
Cuba considers the conditions exist for
rapid progress towards the establishment of
a regional organization purely Latin
American and Caribbean which integrates and
represents the 33 independent nations of the
region, said the head of state.
In addition to regional integration, the
appointment of the Riviera Maya discussed a
broad agenda and adopted statements on
Haiti's reconstruction, Argentina's
sovereignty over the Malvinas and climate
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