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CELACEU Summit Backs International Law, Skirts Direct U.S. Rebuke in Santa Marta

The declaration drew wide support, with low attendance and dissents revealing limited influence.

Overview

  • Leaders approved a 52‑point text opposing the threat or use of force and urging compliance with international law and the UN Charter.
  • References to recent maritime tensions in the Caribbean and Colombia’s Pacific were kept indirect, with EU officials saying naming the United States would have cost signatures.
  • Fifty‑eight of 60 delegations endorsed the document as Venezuela and Nicaragua formally dissociated themselves.
  • Only nine countries were represented by heads of state or government and the meeting, planned for two days, was shortened to one.
  • Argentina sent a lower‑rank envoy, declined to back several clauses including those on Gaza, Cuba, AI governance, and disinformation, and the summit announced cooperation steps such as a citizen‑security alliance, a care‑economy pact, and new Global Gateway projects on connectivity and power links.