The regions are seeking more meaningful ties to achieve economic transformation.
It's hard "to see this incident as being something that would be difficult in the [U.S.-Mexico] relationship," said AS/COA's vice president.
Washington is threatening to walk away from one of the hemisphere's most essential institutions. The region needs to say something about it.
"Os Estados Unidos sentem que essa estratégia mais agressiva está produzindo efeitos positivos para seus interesses", disse o vice-presidente da AS/COA.
"The main driver of this decision was politics," said the editor-in-chief of Americas Quarterly to the news agency.
"A visita do senador à Casa Branca ajuda a sepultar o efeito das revelações do Banco Master", diz o vice-presidente da AS/COA.
Mexico’s former foreign minister covers recent bilateral turbulence, the Cuba factor, and what U.S. midterms mean for relations.