By Kevin Liptak, CNN The decision by Mexico’s President to boycott this week’s summit for regional leaders in Los Angeles rendered futile months of work by President Joe Biden and other top officials to convince him to attend.
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Andrés Manuel López Obrador said it was concerns over the guest list that led him to skip -- he wanted Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela included, but Washington did not.
Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced Monday he would skip the regional Summit of the Americas in the United States due to Washington’s failure to invite countries it views as undemocratic.
López Obrador wanted Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela to be invited, but Washington did not want to include autocratic governments. The Mexican leader said Monday that "There cannot be a summit if all countries are not invited."
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirmed Monday that he will not attend the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles this week, dealing a blow to the event hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden. López Obrador said it was concerns over the guest list that led him to skip.
The Biden administration is currently scrambling to ensure that the event, widely predicted to be a flop for a number of reasons, goes off without a hitch.
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has confirmed that he will not attend the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles this week, dealing a blow to the event hosted
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has confirmed that he will not attend the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles this week, dealing a blow
Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced Monday he would skip the regional Summit of the Americas in the United States due to Washington's failure to invite countries it views as undemocratic.
By Kate Sullivan, Kevin Liptak, Jeremy Diamond, Ana Cucalon and Mia Alberti, CNN Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Monday he won’t be attending the Summit of the Americas, hosted later on this week by the United States, due to the exclusion of several countries in the region.
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Monday he would visit President Joe Biden in July rather than attend the Summit of the Americas this week.
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirmed his decision Monday following weeks of threats that he would to stay home if the White House refused to invite leaders from Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela.
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Monday he will not attend the Summit of Americas in California this week because certain Western Hemisphere countries, led by communists or socialists, were excluded.
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced Monday that he would not be attending the Summit of the Americas hosted by President Biden in LA.
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said concerns over the guest list led him to skip. He wanted Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela to be invited.
By Kevin Liptak, CNN The decision by Mexico’s President to boycott this week’s summit for regional leaders in Los Angeles rendered futile months of work by President Joe Biden and other top officials to convince him to attend.
Border Patrol Union President Brandon Judd denounced Mexican President Obrador's "absolutely sickening" decision to skip the Biden-hosted migration summit.
Mexican President Lopez Obrador said he would not attend the Summit of the Americas over the US' refusal to invite several regional leaders. Washington has high hopes for the meeting to reset regional ties.
