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The Summits of the Americas (SOA) is a series of international summit meetings bringing together the leaders of countries in the Americas. All countries sent representatives to all meetings except for Cuba, who joined to the Summit on its seventh edition.〔Prieto, Alfredo. ("Everybody But Cuba," ) ''Havana Times.'' April 15, 2009.〕 The meetings provide an opportunity for discussions about a variety of issues and topics. The summits have been organized by a number of multilateral bodies led by the Organization of American States. In the early 1990s, what were formerly ''ad hoc'' summits came to be institutionalized into a regular "Summit of the Americas" based on the principles of democracy and free trade.〔Twaddle, Andrew C. (2002). ( ''Health Care Reform Around the World,'' p. 382. )〕 The summits that garnered most general public and media attention were the Quebec City and Mar del Plata events, both of which provoked very large anti-globalization and anti–Free Trade Area of the Americas protests and attendant police response. == Membership and adhesions == All 35 independent nations of the Americas are members of the OAS: 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Summits of the Americas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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