Latin American governments highlighted the legacy of the former US president. Jimmy Carter (1976-81), who died this Sunday at the age of 100, remembered his fundamental role in the agreements on the Panama Canal and the Camp David negotiations in which Egypt and Israel signed peace.
The president of the USA, Joe Biden praised “decency” and said that “Jimmy Carter is a model of what it means to live a life of meaning and purpose.””, and It is wrong to see it as a reflection of “a bygone era.”
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A photo provided by the Jimmy Carter Library shows US President Jimmy Carter (left) and First Lady Rosalynn Carter walking in a parade after his inauguration as the 39th president of the US.
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For his part, the president-elect of the United States, donald trumpsaid that “heThe challenges Jimmy faced as president came at a crucial time“for the country”and did everything in his power to improve the lives of all Americans. Therefore, everyone “We owe him a debt of gratitude.”
The Panamanian president, José Raúl Mulinoexpressed his condolences and highlighted that “His time in the White House marked complex times, which for Panama were crucial to negotiate and agree on the Torrijos-Carter Treaties in 1977, with which the transfer of the Canal to Panamanian hands was achieved and the full sovereignty of our country. Peace to your soul”.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico (SRE) expressed his “most sincere condolences” for Carter’s passing and extended “his condolences to the family of the former president, as well as to the people and the government American for this regrettable loss.”
His Government coincided with the Administration of the then President José López Portillo (1976-1982), with whom he negotiated energy agreements during the so-called “oil crisis” in 1979 in the United States.
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The Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silvahighlighted the political legacy and defined it as “a lover of democracy, defender of peace and human rights” and added that “Carter accomplished the feat of holding a job as a former president for decades,” that ““It was as important or more important than his tenure in the White House.”
“She was, above all, a lover of democracy and peace”that “At the end of the 70s he pressured the Brazilian dictatorship for release of political prisoners”Lula recalled in reference to the military regime that governed Brazil between 1964 and 1985.
The Cuban president, Miguel Diaz-Canelsent his condolences to the people and Government of the United States and highlighted the “efforts” what Carter did to improve relations between both countries, his visits to Cuba and his statement in favor of the freedom of the Five (Cuban agents who were imprisoned in the United States for espionage).”
A photo provided by the Jimmy Carter Library shows US President Jimmy Carter (L) and First Lady Rosalynn Carter (R) with Pope John Paul II (L) at the White House in Washington, DC, USA ., on October 6, 1979.
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The president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduroexpressed his regret for Carter’s death and assured that he will always remember “the contribution he made at the time to dismantle the destabilizing attempts” in the Caribbean country.
Furthermore, he stated that “Their contributions to global politics should serve as a reminder that the values of democracy and the free self-determination of peoples must always prevail.”
“I met him personally years ago, when I was being persecuted in Colombia and he lent me his solidarity, and then he helped ensure that the elections were not stolen from us. I must express my condolences to his family. A democrat has died”wrote the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petroin your X account.
The president of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortegahighlighted Carter’s political legacy and He defined him as a “brother.”“an unforgettable friend” of America, and a ruler who “he knew how to pursue a respectful and friendly policy” with the other countries.
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The Dominican president, Luis Abinaderlamented the death of Jimmy Carter, whom he defined as “a great and tireless human being fighter for democracy and human rights”.
The former Dominican president Leonel Fernandez expressed his “deep sadness” for the death of his “good friend, Jimmy Carter, a visionary leader and tireless defender of human rights and democracy”
The president of Honduras, Xiomara Castroexpressed his “deepest condolences to the American people and Government” and remembered that “Carter stood out for a foreign policy based on military non-interventionpeace, respect for diplomacy, democracy, human rights and the sovereignty of the people”.
Ecuador express “your deepest condolences” for Carter’s death and joined the “pain to his family and the American people in this time of loss. Peace in his grave.”
A photo provided by the Jimmy Carter Library shows US President Jimmy Carter making a telephone call from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, August 7, 1980.
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Carter maintained excellent relations with Ecuador during his administration (1976-1981) and played a prominent role in the dialogues between Ecuador and Colombia in 2008for the reestablishment of relations broken as a result of the Colombian war attack on a camp of the then guerrilla of the FARC in a jungle site in Ecuador, near the border, which Quito described as an unannounced and unauthorized military invasion into its territory.
The Government of Peru expressed “your deepest condolences” and added that the former US ruler “He was a firm defender of democracy, human rights and promoter of peace in the world.”
The secretary general of the UNAntónio Guterres, said he was “deeply saddened” for the death of Jimmy Carter and highlighted his legacy in world peace and security with “milestones” such as the Camp David agreements or those related to the Panama Canal.
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The prime minister of Portugalthe conservative Luís Montenegro, affirmed that former President Carter will remain as “a global moral reference of democracy and human rights.”
Carter, elected in 1976 and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002, He died at age 100 at his home in Plains, Georgia, surrounded by his family, the Carter Center confirmed in a statement.
The former president, who was at home with palliative care and voted in last November’s elections, had received treatment for an aggressive form of melanoma skin cancerwith tumors that had spread to the liver and brain.
