2023 South American summit

2023 South American summit
Cumbre Sudamericana de 2023
Host country Brazil
DatesMay 30, 2023
Venue(s)Brasília, Federal District
Participants

The 2023 South American summit was a summit organized and hosted by the government of Brazil "to deal with the importance of seeking collective solutions in the name of a common destiny and to reposition the region as an important actor on the global stage". The summit was held on May 30, 2023, in the city of Brasília.[1][2][3][4]

Participant nations

Agenda priorities

Brazil has put four agenda priorities for the dialogue:[1]

  • Revitalize integration of South America
  • Repositioning South America on the global stage
  • Rethinking South America as a region of peace and cooperation
  • Reactivate UNASUR

List of participants

With the exception of Peruvian President Dina Boluarte, all the other South American heads of state attended the event.[5] Peru was represented by the President of the Council of Ministers, Alberto Otárola.[6]

Host
Brazil Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva President
Invitees
Guest Represented by Title
Argentina Argentina Alberto Fernández[1][2] President
Bolivia Bolivia Luis Arce[1][2] President
Chile Chile Gabriel Boric[1][2] President
Colombia Colombia Gustavo Petro[1][2] President
Ecuador Ecuador Guillermo Lasso[1][2] President
Guyana Guyana Irfaan Ali[1][2] President
Paraguay Paraguay Mario Abdo Benítez[1][2] President
Peru Peru Alberto Otárola[1][2] Prime Minister
Suriname Suriname Chan Santokhi[1][2] President
Uruguay Uruguay Luis Lacalle Pou[1][2] President
Venezuela Venezuela Nicolás Maduro[1][2] President

Participated leaders

Outcomes

2023 South American summit

The Summit issued the Brasilia Consensus,[7] in which it decided to promote cooperation in the areas of health, food security, disaster prevention and mitigation, infrastructure and logistics, energy, digital transformation, defence and security, combating transnational organized crime and cybersecurity.[8][9]

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Jantar com Fernández: Lula cogita pacote de socorro à Argentina" [Dinner with Fernández: Lula considers rescue package for Argentina]. TV Record (in Portuguese). 1 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Lula convida líderes sul-americanos para 'retiro' em Brasília" [Lula invites South American leaders to 'retreat' in Brasilia]. Revista OESTE (in Portuguese). 28 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Lula pretende organizar cúpula com presidentes da América do Sul ainda no 1º semestre" [Lula plans to organize a summit with South American presidents in the first half of the year]. CNN Brazil (in Portuguese). 27 April 2023.
  5. ^ Martins, Américo (2023-05-29). "Cúpula de líderes da América do Sul será primeiro teste real da política externa". CNN Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  6. ^ Quartucci, Soledad (2023-05-31). "Brasilia Consensus-South American Leaders Bet on Regional Integration". Latina Republic. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  7. ^ Bridi, Carla; Jeantet, Diane (2023-05-31). "Brazilian president's support of Venezuela's leader mars unity at South America summit". AP News. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  8. ^ "South American presidents sign Brasília Consensus". Agência Brasil. 2023-05-31. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  9. ^ "South American Presidents sign Brasilia Consensus". MercoPress. 2023-05-31. Retrieved 2024-05-11.