Summit of the Americas not for one country's benefit: experts

STORY: Summit of the Americas not for one country's benefit: experts DATELINE: June 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:34 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): SACHA LLORENTI, Secretary-general of Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People's Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): EDUARDO ROLDAN, Mexican political science analyst 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): GUO CUNHAI, Director of Dept. of Social and Cultural Studies, Institute of Latin American Studies of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences STORYLINE: Experts have said that the Summit of the Americas should not be for one country's benefit, noting that the U.S. is placing its own interests above the common interests of the region. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): SACHA LLORENTI, Secretary-general of Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People's Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) "Unfortunately, with the U.S., there are antagonizing interests. The U.S. is not interested in integration, just trying to instrument any sce

Summit of the Americas "a failure": Observer in Latin America

STORY: Summit of the Americas "a failure": Observer in Latin America DATELINE: June 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: LOS ANGELES, U.S. CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): JULIA PIERREPONT, Xinhua reporter 2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): SACHA LLORENTI, Secretary general of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People's Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): JULIA PIERREPONT, Xinhua reporter in Los Angeles "The U.S. is hosting the Summit of the Americas this week in Los Angeles. Heads of state from the North and South and Latin America as well as the Caribbean are meeting to discuss issues such as trade, economic development, immigration, as well as post-COVID recovery. Some controversy has arisen because the U.S. has opted not to invite heads of state from Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela, prompting President of Mexico Lopez Obrador to signal that he would be unwilling to attend the summit himself if all heads of state were not invited." The Summit of the A

Summit of the Americas "a failure": ALBA-TCP top official

STORY: Summit of the Americas "a failure": ALBA-TCP top official DATELINE: June 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:52 LOCATION: Caracas CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Sacha Llorenti speaking 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): SACHA LLORENTI, Secretary general of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People's Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) 3. various of street views in the U.S. 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): SACHA LLORENTI, Secretary general of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People's Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) STORYLINE: Sacha Llorenti, secretary general of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People's Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP), said Tuesday that the upcoming Summit of the Americas "has failed." The 9th edition of the summit is to open on June 6 in the U.S. city of Los Angeles without the participation of Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela, which were excluded by the United States. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): SACHA LLORENTI, Secretary general of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Pe