The Vice Presidency of the Republic announced this before the beginning of the event at the Agora Convention Center in Bogota, until March 21, the same day in which the 10th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the regional bloc will be held.

The Forum’s organizers stated that it represents a concrete step towards the institutionalization of understanding between the parties and the definition of sustained mechanisms for political, economic, academic, and cultural cooperation.

They also affirmed that the participants will address an agenda aimed at establishing the bases for advancing a shared roadmap on South-South cooperation, sustainable development, recognition and historical justice for ethnic communities, trade and investment, foreign policy, and institutional strengthening.

The event also seeks to consolidate a strategic space for bi-regional political dialogue that projects CELAC as a collective actor of the Global South, committed to historical justice, racial equality, and multilateral cooperation.

The Vice Presidency analyzed in depth that during the final day, delegates are expected to adopt a joint declaration formalizing priority areas for cooperation, establishing follow-up mechanisms, compiling the results of the activities held, and expressing the commitment to move toward the creation and formalization of a Joint Commission.

Heads of State, ministers, foreign ministers, entrepreneurs, academicians, high-ranking officials, and civil society representatives from several countries in Latin America, the Caribbean, and Africa attend the meeting.

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