2013 CELAC summit
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The I CELAC summit or 2013 CELAC summit was the first ordinary heads of state summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States.[1] It was held on 27 and 28 January 2013 in Santiago, Chile.
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Antigua and Barbuda
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Argentina
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Bahamas
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Barbados
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Belize
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Bolivia
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Brazil
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Chile
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Colombia
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Costa Rica
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Cuba
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Dominica
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Dominican Republic
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Ecuador
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El Salvador
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Grenada
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Guatemala
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Guyana
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Haiti
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Honduras
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Jamaica
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Mexico
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Nicaragua
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Panama
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Peru
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Saint Kitts and Nevis
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Saint Lucia
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Suriname
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Trinidad and Tobago
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Uruguay
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Venezuela
| I CELAC Summit | |
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| Host country | Chile |
| Date | January 27–28, 2013 |
| Cities | Santiago |
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| Follows | 2011 CELAC summit |
| Precedes | 2014 CELAC summit |
All CELAC member states participated except Paraguay. Following the impeachment of Fernando Lugo in 2012, Paraguay was excluded from Mercosur and Unasur meetings.[2] While Paraguay was not officially sanctioned or suspended by CELAC, the government decided not to attend the summit, claiming that it had not been invited to it.[3][4]
On 28 January 2013, the President of Cuba Raúl Castro succeeded President of Chile Sebastián Piñera as the pro tempore president of the CELAC.[5] This was criticized by Cuban exile organizations Cuban American National Foundation, Cuban Democratic Directorate, Assembly of the Resistance, Cuban Liberty Council, as well as the Politically Persecuted Venezuelans Abroad (Veppex).[6]
I EU-CELAC summit
On 26 January 2013, before the I CELAC summit, the I EU-CELAC summit was held. It was the 7th bi-regional summit and the first to have the CELAC as the European Union counterpart in Latin America and the Caribbean.[7]
