President Alberto Fernández participated this Thursday in the opening ceremony of the IX Summit of the Americas with the First Lady, Fabiola Yañez, where they were received by their peers from the United States, Joseph Biden and Jill Biden.

On their first day in the American city of Los Angeles, Fernández and Yañez participated in the opening ceremony of the Summit whose motto is “Building a sustainable, resilient and equitable future”.

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After the official photo was taken, the US President opened the ninth summit, where the President will speak this Thursday at 7:10 p.m. (Argentina time) with the aim of presenting the position of the Community of Latin American States and of the Caribbean (Celac). as head pro tempore of this body.

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The person responsible for giving an indication of the official position was the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Santiago Cafiero, who, speaking before the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the participating countries, declared that “equity is, more than ever, the basis of political stability, deep democracy and harmony in international relations”.

The participation of the Argentine President in the IX Summit of the Americas will give him the opportunity to position himself before the world as one of the authoritative voices of Latin America, in his capacity as President pro tempore of CELAC.

“We are going to defend the rights of Latin America, defend the unity of Latin America. Unity is not declaimed, unity is exercised and the best way to exercise it is not to separate anyone. So we are going to follow this message”, he pointed out Fernández shortly before leaving for Los Angeles.

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In addition to his speech at the Los Angeles Convention Center, the President will hold bilateral meetings with his Canadian counterpart, Justin Trudeau, and with the Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres.

Fernandez will conclude his second day in the United States with a dinner of honor hosted by host President Joseph Biden at Getty Villa, Malibu.

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The President traveled accompanied by the First Lady, Fabiola Yáñez; the President of the Chamber of Deputies, Sergio Massa; the chancellor, Santiago Cafiero; Health Minister Carla Vizzotti and Presidency Spokesperson Gabriela Cerruti.

Also part of the official delegation are the Secretary General of the Presidency, Julio Vitobello; of Strategic Affairs, Gustavo Béliz; legal and technical secretaries, Vilma Ibarra; and Climate Change, Sustainable Development and Innovation, Cecilia Nicolini.

In addition, the president is accompanied by the head of the cabinet of advisers, Juan Manuel Olmos, and the national deputy, Eduardo Valdés.