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Nicolás Maduro cancels his participation in the Amazon Summit in Brazil

The Venezuelan president, Nicolas Madurowill not attend the Amazon Summit that begins this Tuesday in the Brazilian city of belemand in his replacement will be the vice president, Delcy Rodriguezconfirmed to EFE official sources.

Since the day before, the Venezuelan president suspended his public agenda “by medical recommendation” due to otitis.

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Ripe He was one of the leaders expected in the capital of the state of Pará where his Bolivian counterparts will meet, Luis Arce; Colombia, Gustavo Petro; Peru, Dina Boluarte; guyana, irfaan ali and in which the presidents of Ecuador, William Lassoand of Surinam, chan santokhifor internal political reasons.

The summit, promoted by the Brazilian president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvaseeks that the eight countries that make up the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (OTCA) reach a unified position on the preservation of the amazon to present it at the next climate summit (COP28) in November, in the United Arab Emirates.

This Tuesday the meeting will be limited to the eight countries of the block and on Wednesday they will expand the talks to the invited countries, including Indonesia, Republic of the Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congoowners of large areas of tropical forest.

will also be present st vincent and Grenadines for currently exercising the Presidency pro tempore of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (celac), as well as Franceby French Guiana, Germany and Norwaytaxpayers of Amazon Fundwhich promotes sustainable projects in the region.

Source: Elcomercio

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