St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves on Monday said United States President Joe Biden has no right in deciding who or which countries are invited to the Summit of the Americas next month, hinting that Kingstown will probably not be attending the June 6 to 10 event.
Gonsalves, who recently returned home from a visit to Cuba where he received the country’s highest national award, said some countries are going to attend the summit to be held in Los Angeles at the level of the heads, some are going to attend at lower levels and some are not going to attend at all.
Caribbean leaders are still undecided as to whether or not they will boycott the summit, if Washington goes ahead with its plans not to invite the leaders of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua to the event.
CARICOM chairman and Belize Prime Minister, John Briceño had confirmed that Washington is lobbying for CARICOM to change its position and not boycott the summit that the United States said is expected to focus on “Building a Sustainable, Resilient, and Equitable Future” for the hemisphere.
