You may not know it from the media coverage, but the Summit has an agenda and there [is] a list of topics that will be officially discussed. The leaders are supposed to spend the majority of the time talking about topics like physical infrastructure integration, citizen security, poverty and inequality, disaster relief, and access to technology. Will any new projects come of those five topics? Will a final declaration be agreed to by all the countries? Some of these topic aren't overly controversial and there is room for agreement by all countries, if they can actually focus on them.

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Colombian army soldiers stroll with a companion dressed as a sailor as they contact pedestrians in a public relations campaign, as heads of state arrived for the Americas Summit in Cartagena April 13. The Americas Summit runs from April 14-15.