The Pacific Alliance High-Level Group —composed of Peru's, Colombia's, Mexico's, and Chile's Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade— held a meeting at the Peruvian Foreign Affairs Ministry headquarters on Wednesday, ahead of the Head of States' audience.
In this sense, the Inca country's Deputy Ministers Jaime Pomareda (Foreign Affairs) and Sayuri Bayona (Foreign Trade) presided over the gathering.
These meetings take place within the framework of the 14th Summit of the
Pacific Alliance —held in Lima on July 1-6.
Thus, Presidents Martin Vizcarra (Peru), Sebastian Piñera (Chile), Ivan Duque (Colombia), and Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (Mexico) will discuss the future of the Pacific Alliance (AP) and sign an Environmental Declaration.
About
The
Pacific Alliance —created in 2011— is an integration initiative focused on
reducing trade barriers, as well as fostering the free circulation of goods, services, capitals, and people across its territories.
The bloc relies on
observer countries and represents the eighth-largest economy in the world.
On an annual basis, the
Pacific Alliance rotates the pro-tempore presidency among its members.
It must be noted Peru handed over the presidency to Chile in 2016, and then Colombia was chosen to hold it in 2017.
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Published: 7/3/2019