(From Washington, United States) Donald Trump and Rubén Ramírez Lezcano They met tonight Mar-a-Lago, where they analyzed the political situation in Latin America. The Paraguayan foreign minister aspires to occupy the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), in replacement of Luis Almagro His term expires in 2025.
After meeting with the president-elect of the United States, Ramírez Lezcano spoke with Elon Musk, which has been transformed into a very influential figure in the political transition towards the White House. Musk accompanies Trump in his daily agenda, and was key throughout the Republican Party’s electoral campaign.
Ramírez Lezcano’s meetings with Trump and Musk They are a political signal regarding the future Republican administration and his perspective on the candidate who should succeed Luis Almagro in the General Secretariat of the OAS. The president-elect of the United States did not receive Ramírez Lezcano’s adversary -proposed by Suriname-and it is very likely that I will never do it for certain background that complicate his own candidacy.
Before your trip to Mar-a-Lago, Ramírez Lezcano met in Washington with Mario Diaz-Balart and Carlos Trujilloof the key advisors of Trump on the regional agenda of the next Republican administration.
Trujillo was the United States ambassador to the OAS and is part of Trump’s transition team heading to the White House. During the meeting in DC, Ramírez Lezcano and Trujillo agreed on the need to strengthen the OAS to deepen the values of democracy in Latin America.
The dictatorships of Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela, with the support of China, Russia and Iran, affect regional stability. In this geopolitical scenario, Ramírez Lezcano and Trujillo exhibit identical harmony: the OAS must have sufficient influence to force a democratic instance in the regimes that control Miguel Diaz-Canel, Daniel Ortega y Nicolás Maduro.
The Paraguayan Foreign Minister’s proposals are aligned with the future agenda that he will execute Marco Rubio in Latin America. The next Secretary of State considers it necessary to end dictatorships in the region, an ideological position that also exhibits Santiago Penapresident of Paraguay.
Peña supports Ramírez Lezcano, and has an excellent political and personal relationship with Lula da Silva, which is a key piece when defining Almagro’s successor.
The Caribbean countries – united in Caricom – have their own candidate, but Ramírez Lezcano’s proposal aims to satisfy certain proposals that have already been made from the Caribbean to achieve greater representation in the OAS organizational chart.
In addition to the conclave with Trujillo, the Paraguayan foreign minister met with Mario Díaz-Balart, a Republican representative who also He is Trump’s advisor for Latin America. Ramírez Lezcano and Díaz-Balart agreed to articulate a common agenda between the Capitol and the OAS to face regional challenges.
These challenges are linked to the dictatorships in Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela, undocumented immigration, terrorism supported by Iran, the advance of China y the increase in Fentanyl trafficking.
All matters that Ramírez Lezcano intends to discuss in the OAS, if he is finally elected Secretary General of the regional forum.
