Tegucigalpa, April 8 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel arrived in Honduras to participate in the Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), according to an official announcement released today.
According to a message published on X by the Cuban Presidency, the head of state arrived in the early afternoon of this Tuesday.
“President Díaz-Canel is already in Honduras to participate in the IX CELAC Summit,” the text states.
This is the Cuban leader’s first visit to that nation, the source stated.
Under the motto “United for the Great Homeland,” foreign ministers and senior diplomatic officials from the organization’s member countries will meet this April 8 at the Central Bank of Honduras to discuss economic and social solutions of regional interest.
The purpose of the meeting is to establish the thematic agenda with the strategic guidelines that the heads of state and government will address tomorrow, Wednesday, during the Summit.
At the end of the day, the delegations from the 33 member nations of the organization will receive a summary of Honduras’ work at the helm of the organization for the past year.
They will also analyze the Tegucigalpa Declaration, which contains the actions and agreements from the 2024-2025 meetings, with the goal of achieving consensus in Latin America and the Caribbean on important regional issues.
Press reports from the Honduran capital confirm that Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi and the leader of Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council, Leslie Voltaire, are also in the country.
Likewise, the leaders of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and Colombia, Gustavo Petro, among others, will discuss the migration crisis, the impact of global tariffs, and the urgency of increasing regional integration, among other topics.
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