'Because we're democracies, we work through our disagreements with mutual respect and dialogue.'
President Biden speaks during opening ceremony of the the 9th Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, California on Wednesday. Photo: Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Imagesin Los Angeles on Wednesday by announcing a new regional economic partnership plan and declaring democracy a "hallmark of our region.
"As we meet again today, in a moment when democracy is under assault around the world, let us unite again and renew our conviction that democracy is not only the defining feature of American histories, but the essential ingredient to Americas' futures," Biden said during"Our region is large and diverse," he added. "We don’t always agree on everything. But because we're democracies, we work through our disagreements with mutual respect and dialogue.
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