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        <![CDATA[Una preocupación por la futura del hemisferio occidental]]>
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          <![CDATA[La república de la isla de Trinidad y Tobago será la sede de la Cumbre de este año – la primera nación del Caribe que lo hace. ]]>
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          <![CDATA[Los participantes activos presentarán las preocupaciones y discutirán los desafíos en unas sesiones plenarias. El tercer día, los 34 lideres asistirán un retiro. A la conclusión de la Cumbre, los lideres firmarán una Declaración de Obligación que sincroniza las resoluciones claves de la reunión.]]>
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