The U.S. ambassador to the UN and the assistant secretary for Western Hemisphere affairs spoke about the region's shared partnerships.
The region is ill-prepared to confront the potential economic consequences of a conflict.
"I suspect there is too much bad blood among South American leaders right now for a productive summit," said AS/COA's Brian Winter to Reuters.
El coordinador de Asuntos Internacionales de la Coalición Fuerza y Corazón por México habló de la revisión de T-MEC, China y foros internacionales.
"Hay demasiado en juego", dice José Enrique Arrioja de AS/COA a EFE sobre la posibilidad de que EEUU decida reimponer sanciones a Venezuela.
"The question is: do you try to push sanctions all the way back to the level that they were?" said AS/COA's vice president to the public radio network.
The raid on the Mexican embassy in Quito to seize a convicted former vice president hurts the president’s international prospects, but might help him domestically.
