President Piñera on 2013 Summits: “All expectations and goals we had set were achieved”

During the press conference offered after the closing ceremony of the First Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), Chilean President, Sebastián Piñera, expressed his satisfaction with the results of the [...]

Drug trafficking combat and greater equality were the central themes during the 2013 CELAC Summit Plenary Session

Chilean President Sebastián Piñera opened the Plenary Session of the First Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), which ended this Monday January 28 and gathered Heads of State and/or Government [...]

Official documents of the first CELAC Summit

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Decision adopted by CELAC on enlargement of the Troika
Rules of Procedure for the Operation of the CELAC
Resolution adopted by CELAC on Special Cooperation with the Republic of Haiti
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Pacific Alliance announces that tariff agreement will be finalized by March 31, 2013

“Short but efficient” was the comment of the presidents of the countries that make up the Pacific Alliance about the meeting held today after the first day of the First Summit of the Community of [...]

President Piñera calls Latin America for unity to overcome inequality and poverty

After the closure of the First Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the European Union (EU), the CELAC Summit was inaugurated gathering the 33 countries of the region in [...]

Chile and Brazil sign education and culture agreements

A few hours after her arrival, the President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, met with Chilean President, Sebastián Piñera, at La Moneda Palace to sign three cooperation agreements dealing with education, culture and the Antarctic continent.
During [...]

Merkel highlights economic growth and development in the region

Highlighting the economic growth and development of Chile and Latin America, German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, held a bilateral meeting this morning with Chilean President, Sebastián Piñera, and stated that Chile is on the path of [...]

Who are the authorities of the member states of CELAC?

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Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile highlights Latin America’s good moment with Europe

The good moment that Latin America and the Caribbean are going through was one of the key topics stressed by Alfredo Moreno, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile, after the meeting of Foreign Affairs Ministers [...]

Recycling area for the 2013 CELAC-EU and CELAC Summits is delivered by the Regional Secretary of the Ministry of Environment

A recycling area was delivered this morning by the Regional Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, José Ignacio Pinochet, to promote this environmentally-friendly practice during the First Summit of the Community of Latin American and [...]

Undersecretary of Health Care Networks presents health plan for the CELAC-EU and CELAC Summits

The Undersecretary of Health Care Networks, Luis Castillo, and the Executive Secretary of Summits, Fernando Barrera, inspected the clinical and medical facilities set up at Espacio Riesco to face any emergency that may arise during [...]

Facilities for the CELAC-EU and CELAC Summits 2013 are inaugurated with a visit by President Piñera

With a visit to the facilities, President Piñera inaugurated this morning the halls that will receive the Heads of State and/or Government who will be attending the First Summit of the Community of Latin American [...]

The 10 key questions about the CELAC Summit

1. What is CELAC?
The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) is a mechanism for political agreement encompassing all 33 countries in the region and is the result of the convergence of the of [...]

90% of the facilities set aside for the CELAC-EU and CELAC Summits are already opera

More than 350 people are working to ensure that the Espacio Riesco facilities are ready to receive the 43 Heads of State and/or Government who have confirmed their attendance to the First Summit of the [...]

Aiming high, an invitation hand in hand with Chile

“Aiming high” is the core concept that convenes the CELAC-EU and CELAC Summits and extends a very specific invitation: aim high in your discussions, decisions and agreements, work for substantial and ambitious goals.
Between 26 and [...]