Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum during her daily press conference (Las Mañaneras) in the National Palace on Monday, October 13, 2025. Photo: Saúl López Escorcia/Mexican Presidency.
Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—On Monday, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed that she will not attend the next Summit of the Americas, scheduled for December 4 and 5 in the Dominican Republic. She expressed her disagreement with the exclusion of Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela.
During her daily press conference at the National Palace, the president stated that domestic issues preclude her attendance, adding that her government is considering whether to send other Mexican representation.
Mexico's President Sheinbaum won't attend the Amerikas Summit in DR. She condemned the exclusion of Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua. https://t.co/hMUtvjEQDC
— Orinoco Tribune (@OrinocoTribune) October 13, 2025
“Firstly, we do not agree with excluding any country, but also, under the current circumstances, no. We must focus on the country, and particularly the emergency,” Sheinbaum said. She was referring to recent floods caused by heavy rains in Veracruz, Hidalgo, Puebla, Querétaro, and San Luis Potosí, which have so far caused 64 deaths with 65 people still missing.
In a statement released September 30, the Dominican Foreign Ministry attributed the exclusion of Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela to “the current context of political polarization.” President Luis Abinader’s government said it decided to “prioritize the success of the meeting, extending the invitation to as many countries as possible.”
The statement claimed that Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela are “countries that, for various reasons, have decided not to join the OAS,” and “also did not participate in the last edition of the Summit of the Americas.” In reality, they were initially excluded by the United States government—led by then-President Joe Biden—during the 2022 summit in Los Angeles, California. The previous Mexican president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, also boycotted that summit in protest.
The Summit of the Americas is a diplomatic gathering of Latin American and Caribbean heads of state. It bears a clear “made in the US empire” imprint, as most of its organization and logistics are handled by the US Department of State via the now nearly defunct Organization of American States (OAS). Since its inception at the first summit in Miami, Florida, in 1994, the meeting has functioned as a US colonial tool to control the region it considers its backyard.
Bolivia, too
Last week, the Bolivian government joined in condemning the exclusion of Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, expressing its categorical repudiation of the move.
In an official statement, La Paz stated that excluding Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua contradicts the principles of respect, inclusion, self-determination, and non-interference in the internal affairs of states. These are essential foundations of international law and regional multilateralism.
“The Summit of the Americas must be constituted in a space for meeting and political dialogue without exclusions, aimed at promoting cooperation, regional integration, and respect for States’ ideological and political diversity,” the Bolivian Foreign Ministry’s statement said.
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