If Colombia were to follow Venezuela's path, the consequences would extend far beyond the relationship with the US, said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth.

"The framework that was announced in Japan could offer a path forward for the hemisphere," said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to the Miami Herald.

"Si la Casa Blanca presenta una agenda significativa para la cooperación regional, la gente se centrará en eso", dijo Eric Farnsworth de AS/COA a AFP.

The Summit of the Americas "is expressly reserved for democratically leaders," said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to CNN.

"It's a battle over whether dictators should be included in a summit for democratic leaders," said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to NPR.

Latin American governments are wanting to show Washington that this is a summit of equals, said AS/COA's Brian Winter to The New York Times.

"The hemisphere has taken a giant step back since the first Summit of the Americas in Miami in 1994," said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to the Miami Herald.