During the meeting, which will continue until November 10 at the Santamar Conference Center, participants will review common bi-regional challenges that demand a roadmap and a coordinated approach, essential for achieving concrete results.

Colombian Foreign Minister Rosa Yolanda Villavicencio stated that the meeting represents a commitment to consolidating relationships with strategic partners, enabling societies to move forward through the diversification of ties and providing an opportunity to find allies with whom horizontal dialogue is possible.

Villavicencio further underscored that the final declaration, for which extensive prior political dialogue was undertaken, will address the defense of democratic values, multilateralism, shared projects highlighting energy transitions, and the recognition of the importance of bi-regional cooperation.

The diplomat emphasized that the 4th CELAC-EU Summit, to which delegations from 62 countries will attend, represents an opportunity to strengthen integration, promote sustainable development, and project a unified voice on the global stage.

Among the high-level guests are the presidents of the European Council, Antonio Costa; Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva; and of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sanchez.

The meeting will focus on the Triple Transition: energy, digital, and environmental, to generate real solutions to climate change, the technological gap, and production challenges.

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