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Stoke Cuban President Miguel Diaz Canel (right) and his Mexican counterpart Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (left) raise their arms during a ceremony to award the Jose Marti order to President Lopez Obrador, at Revolution Palace in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, May 8, 2022.
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FROM May 5-8 Mexico’s Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador visited Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Belize and Cuba.
It was a lightning tour, but it was no mere formality: in each country significant announcements were made and agreements signed.
In Central America the key themes were migration and regional development, and in Cuba, solidarity against the blockade; and Amlo’s statements and actions sent direct and explicit messages to Washington.
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