Guatemala president says won't attend U.S. summit after political tension

FILE PHOTO: Guatemala's President Alejandro Giammattei gives a speech during Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's official visit to Guatemala, at the National Palace in Guatemala City, Guatemala May 5, 2022. REUTERS/Luis Echeverria

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei said on Tuesday he would not attend next month's Summit of the Americas, a day after the United States criticized the Central American country for appointing its attorney general to serve another term.

"They're not going to invite me to the summit anyway, but I sent (the message) that I will not go," Giamattei said during an event hosted by the Mexican embassy south of Guatemala City.