President Piñera promotes the Pacific Alliance at the 8th Summit of the Americas
During the summit in Lima, the President also condemned the use of chemical weapons in Syria and emphasized that the countries in the region are considering new measures to help re-establish democracy in Venezuela.
The President of Chile, Sebastián Piñera, this Saturday wrapped up two days of meetings with Heads of State in the Summit of the Americas. He emphasized the promotion of opportunities to strengthen dialogue and the ties between the countries in the region.
In Lima, President Piñera and his Pacific Alliance peers Martín Vizcarra of Peru, Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia and Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico had an extraordinary meeting with the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau. During this meeting they agreed to accelerate the processes for achieving greater integration.
“We’ve had the opportunity to meet in frank and fruitful talks,“ said the Chilean president at the end of the summit. He highlighted bilateral meetings held with leaders from Peru, Colombia, Brazil, Canada, Haiti, Jamaica, and the United States.
“Each of these meetings brought to light new opportunities for collaboration to benefit our peoples. So this Summit of the Americas has been a good opportunity to put at the center of debate not only problems but also ways to address and resolve those problems. I’m leaving this summit with increased faith and hope that the best of Latin America and the best of the Americas is yet to come,” he said.
President Piñera also took the opportunity to decisively reject the use of chemical weapons in Syria and called for caution to stop the violence from escalating further.
“It’s important to stop the Syrian conflict from becoming a regional or global conflict,” said President Piñera, who met with the Vice President of the United States, Mike Pence.
“We will always support the international community doing everything possible within the framework of the rule of law and international legislation to prevent atrocities, like the use of chemical weapons,” he added.
On several occasions President Piñera was emphatic about the lack of democracy in Venezuela and the refusal of Nicolás Maduro’s administration to recognize the humanitarian crisis affecting the country. He also emphasized that countries in the region are looking at new actions they could take to promote the restoration of democracy.
“We have been considering new actions because we are completely and permanently committed to collaborating with all our strength, within the framework of the law and international law, so that Venezuela ceases to be a dictatorship and can regain its democracy,” he said.