Esteemed President Medina;
Esteemed Heads of State and Government of Latin America and the Caribbean;
Distinguished Heads of Delegations and guests:
At the Summit that gave life to this Community, in Caracas in 2011, we expressed the conviction that “unity and the political, economic, social and cultural integration of Latin America and the Caribbean constitute (…) a requirement for the region to successfully confront the challenges before us.”