Close to the meeting place, the activists waved banners and posters, and placed symbolic chairs covered with the flags of the nations exclude from the Summit.

The Joe Biden administration´s stance continues to be criticized, raising doubts about the (declining) influence of the United States in the region.

Several regional leaders, including Presidents Andrés Manuel López Obrador (Mexico), Luis Arce (Bolivia), and Xiomara Castro (Hondura), refused to attend the Summit due to the US selectivity and exclusions.

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