MEXICO CITY, 16 March. — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirmed a video conference held on April 5 with a dozen leaders of the region to discuss the exchange plan in this first virtual economy of the meeting, the import and export of food and other goods, in order to counter the phenomenon of inflation together.

He cited Presidents Alberto Fernandez (Argentina), Luis Arce (Bolivia), Luis Inacio Lula da Silva (Brazil), Gabriel Boric (Chile), Gustavo Petro (Colombia), Miguel Diaz-Canel (Cuba) as participants in the virtual meeting. via teleconference) and Xiomar Castro (Honduras).

Also Prime Ministers of Belize Juan Antonio Briceno; and for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Ralph Gonçalves, who is Interim President of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States.

López Obrador, according to Prensa Latina, was convinced that all countries could exchange goods, food, remove tariffs, remove import and export barriers in order to create sufficient reserves and thus help deal with the shortage of food and goods.

He explained that this is the first virtual approach via video conference on the 5th at 10:00 am Mexican time, and then a personal visit later, on a date to be set later by those called.

Source: Juventud Rebelde