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Sofia Menchu

Guatemala president could still attend Americas Summit, minister says

FILE PHOTO: Guatemala's President Alejandro Giammattei gives a speech during Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's official visit to Guatemala, at the National Palace in Guatemala City, Guatemala May 5, 2022. REUTERS/Luis Echeverria

Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei could still attend the Summit of the Americas next month, his foreign minister said Thursday, barely a week after the leader said he would not be going to the U.S.-hosted gathering in Los Angeles.

    Giammattei said on May 17 that he would not attend the June 6-10 summit, speaking a day after the United States criticized his government for reappointing its attorney general, who Washington has accused of corruption.

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