Ecuador is getting ready to have a good time one of many greatest conclaves in its historical past, however with a report absence

of XXIX Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State and Authoritieswhich shall be held this Thursday and Friday in Cuenca (Ecuador), will rating a report of absent leaders since these occasions started to be held in 1991.

First they may arrive in Cuenca, positioned within the south of the Ecuadorian Andes. six leaders out of a complete of twenty-four summoned. The quantity is even decrease than the 13 that had been on the 2013 Panama and 2016 Cartagena de Indias (Colombia) summits, which to date recorded the bottom quantity.

As confirmed they seem the king of Spain, Felipe VIand the president of Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, in addition to the president of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.

Ecuador's International Ministry can be ready for them to reach the presidents of Paraguay, Santiago Peña; and from the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader, the host of the final summit, which was attended by 16 leaders (14 heads of state and a couple of governments). The sixth can be the pinnacle of the federal government of Andorra, Xavier Espot.

Presidents akin to Javier Milei (Argentina), Lula Da Silva (Brazil), Luis Arce (Bolivia), Gabriel Boric (Chile), Miguel Díaz-Canel (Cuba), Claudia Sheinbaum (Mexico), Daniel Ortega (Nicaragua), Nayib Bukele (El Salvador), Dina Boluarte (Peru), Nicolás Maduro (Venezuela), Rodrigo Chaves (Costa Rica), Xiomara Castro (Honduras) and Luis Lacalle Pou (Uruguay) is not going to take part.

Because of varied circumstances, all of them will ship delegates to Cuenca, or vice-presidents, chancellors or lower-ranking officers.

Though Milei was initially confirmed by the Ecuadorian International Ministry, The Presidency of Argentina introduced this Monday that it’s going to not journey to Cuenca.

Ecuador's authorities had hoped that Colombia's president, Gustavo Petro, would reciprocate Noboa's participation within the United Nations Convention on Biodiversity (COP16) in Cali, however current flooding in Choco has already prompted the Colombian president to cancel the journey. his in Baku in United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP29) and in the meanwhile has not confirmed that he’ll journey to Cuenca.

For some international locations this summit was marked by the order given by Noboa to carry it in April a police attack on the Mexican embassy in Quito in order that arrest Jorge Glasformer vice chairman of Rafael Correa (2007-2017), convicted of corruption and to whom the Mexican authorities had granted asylum when he declared himself politically persecuted.

That episode led to Mexico broke relations with Ecuador and provoke authorized proceedings on the Worldwide Court docket of Justice (ICJ), whereas Nicaragua and Venezuela adopted the identical path and reduce off relations with the Ecuadorian authorities.

This would be the twelfth consecutive summit during which Venezuela attend with out your president, who has not participated on this discussion board since 2007 King Juan Carlos I instructed Hugo Chavez the recall “Why don't you shut up?” when the Venezuelan president had interrupted the then president of the Spanish authorities José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.

Honduran President Xiomara Castro, who after the occupation of the Mexican embassy, ​​convened the Neighborhood of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) in a session the place she supported Mexico, will even not seem.

Though Spain often participates in these summits with the king and the president of the Authoritieson this case the pinnacle of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, is not going to journey afterwards the tragic floods that occurred in Valencia which to date have left 222 useless and 23 lacking.

Peruvian Boluarte and Chilean Boric will take part within the Asia-Pacific Financial Discussion board Leaders' Summit in Lima (APEC), with the presence of the presidents of the US, Joe Biden; and from China, Xi Jinping, amongst different rulers of nations in Asia and Oceania.

Not even the Bolivian Arce will make it, embroiled in a bitter wrestle with former president Evo Morales (2006-2019) to see who’s the ruling Motion In the direction of Socialism (MAS) candidate for the upcoming 2025 elections.

On the similar time, the Cuban Miguel Díaz-Canel additionally faces a sophisticated scenario on the island with repeated interruptions which have occurred in current weeks, exacerbated by hurricanes and tropical storms.

Having not attended the earlier two summits, Bukele Salvadorian gained't even be in Cuenca, regardless of being a ruler with whom Noboa has been in contrast for his powerful coverage on felony gangs and in opposition to inmates in prisons.