“It is an honor to be with Obrador,” an impromptu choir repeated continuously in the hall, where the inauguration of the first woman to occupy the high office of the nation will soon take place, declaring herself the continuator of the project of humanistic transformation and social justice of her predecessor.
Leaders and other high officials from more than 100 countries and 22 international organizations are here, including the presidents of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel; of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva; of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, and of Chile, Gabriel Boric.
Presidents of Honduras, Xiomara Castro, and Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo, also arrived; as well as the prime ministers of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, Bucharaya Hamudi Beyun, and of Belize, John Briceño, and the president of the Presidential Transitional Council of Haiti, Régine Abraham.
Also present were the vice president of the Permanent Committee of the National People’s Assembly of the People’s Republic of China, Tie Ning; the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, and the executive director of the United Nations Population Fund, Natalia Kanem.
Others heads of state and VIP guests are the president of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader, and the United States delegation, headed by Jill Biden, wife of President Joe Biden.
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