In the presence of President Dina Boluarte, who inaugurated the
received the Presidency of the aforementioned forum, assuming the leadership of the conference's work and thanking for the trust placed in Peru.
During the dialogue among Foreign Affairs ministers and high-ranking officials, Ambassador Schialer underscored Peru's "historic position in favor of multilateralism and the strengthening of an international system based on cooperation, dialogue, and respect for international law."
According to ECLAC, our region faces three development traps: one of low capacity for growth; one of high inequality, low social mobility, and weak social cohesion; and a third of low institutional capacities and weak governance.
Major transformations are suggested that are considered essential to advance towards more productive, inclusive, and sustainable development.
The senior representatives valued the diagnosis presented by
ECLAC and
exchanged ideas on the challenges facing the region, national experiences, and the need to work together on an agenda that enables development, considering strengthening cooperation and reforming the international financial architecture, among others.
They also welcomed Peru's hospitality as host of the
40th Session of ECLAC and for leading this dialogue.
It was attended by Foreign Affairs ministers from Antigua and Barbuda, Bolivia, Chile, Honduras, the Dominican Republic, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, and Suriname, as well as senior representatives from other member countries of this United Nations organization.