EU-LAC SUMMIT KICKED OFF IN MADRID
Baku, May 19 (AZERTAC) The VI EU-LAC Summit of Heads of State and Government takes place in Madrid (Spain) on 18 May 2010. In its margins, a series of bilateral mini-Summits are held with specific LAC countries and sub-regions (16 May, Summit with Mexico; 17 May, Summits with Chile and CARIFORUM; 19 May, Summits with the Andean Countries, Central America and Mercosur). Preceding the Summit, EU-LAC Foreign Ministers met on 17 May.
Several preparatory events - some of them co-financed by the Commission - were organised prior to the Summit.
The central theme of the Summit is “Towards a new phase of the bi-regional association: innovation and technology for sustainable development and social inclusion”.
The European Commission’s contribution to the Summit is primarily based on the 2009 Commission Communication on Latin America, “The European Union and Latin America: Global Players in Partnership”.
Addressing the summit, the President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy said EU and Latin American nations should combine their efforts to solve global problems.
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