Over 50 leaders from the three regions gathered in Brussels for the two-day EU-CELAC (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States) summit, which is taking place on Monday and Tuesday. He will also meet with Xiomara Castro, President of Honduras; Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; and Kyriakos Mitsotaki, Prime Minister of Greece. During the event, Von der Leyen told a business forum that Latin America, the Caribbean and Europe needed each other more than ever. But discussions over the summit communique highlighted differences over how to address the war in Ukraine and Europe’s role in the slave trade. Trade dealsThe EU has acknowledged it has sometimes neglected its Latin American partners as China’s role in the region has risen.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald July 17, 2023 12:13 UTC