cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/6076389

Colombian President Gustavo Petro released a draft statement on X/Twitter today condemning “extra-regional military deployment in the region”, approved by the majority of countries in Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños (CELAC), but revealed that a minority held up adoption of the statement. CELAC, which was founded in Playa del Carmen, Mexico in 2011 to provide an alternative forum for countries of the Americas to discuss and deal with regional issues outside of the Organization of American States (referred to as “The Yankee Ministry of Colonies” by Fidel Castro and headquartered in Washington, DC), does not include the USA nor Canada, and operates on a consensus principle. The lack of a consensus decision means that the draft statement may be reflective of the positions of the signatory countries, but does not represent CELAC as an organization.

Although the draft statement condemns “extra-regional military deployment,” an obvious reference to the USA’s deployment of advanced warships and long-range aircraft in the Caribbean near Venezuelan waters and the recent air strike carried out against a boat which reportedly murdered 11 people, the statement does not identify the United States of America as being responsible for that deployment, possibly indicating further divisions within even the majority CELAC countries over how to confront (or not confront) US imperialism.

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