Mexico calls for "entering a new era in the relations of the countries of the Americas, and seeking a true and genuine union": Ebrard

• At the Summit of the Americas, Foreign Secretary Ebrard said that the exclusion of countries and the existence of blockades are signs that the current inter-American model is worn out.
• Mexico proposes that the new model should be based on the principles of non-intervention and mutual benefit.

Today, at the first meeting of the 9th Summit of the Americas, held at the ministerial level, Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard proposed reformulating the model that currently governs the relations between the countries of the Americas. 

"It is a strategic error to exclude countries that are members of our continent from this Summit of the Americas," he said, recalling that this was the same discussion held 10 years ago, in Cartagena, where it had been decided that all countries would be invited. 

In his remarks, he also mentioned further signs that the current inter-American system must be reformulated: "It is incredible that, even now, we continue to see blockades, embargoes and sanctions -even during the pandemic- against countries in the Americas, that contradict international law and the goals that motivate us in the Americas."

This is why, faced with the current geopolitical reality, in which new regional trends are emerging, Mexico calls for "entering a new era in the relations of the countries of the Americas, and seeking a true and genuine union for the benefit of all."

At the ministerial meeting, chaired by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Secretary Ebrard recalled the speech given by Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1933, who even then understood the region's interdependence. 

“Why don't we restore an inter-American policy based on non-intervention and mutual benefit? That is what Mexico wishes to propose for your consideration,” he concluded.

In the afternoon, the Foreign Secretary participated in the inauguration of the 9th Summit of the Americas. The event was led by U.S. President Joe Biden, to whom the Foreign Secretary conveyed the regard of President López Obrador, Dr. Gutiérrez Müller and the people of Mexico.