The City of Santo Domingo is hosting the Sixth Plenary Session of the Circle of Montevideo (http://circulomvd.mailcom.net/). Three Latin American presidents, a former Spanish head of government, and directors of several multilateral organizations, including the Interamerican Development Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean are expected to participate. The event opens today at the Central Bank auditorium and continues through 13 November. On the agenda is the topic: "Integration and Social Cohesion." President Leonel Fernández will open the plenary session with a keynote address. President Julio María Sanguinetti, of Uruguay; President Henrique Cardoso, Brazil; and President Miguel Angel Rodríguez, Costa Rica and former head of the Spanish government, Felipe González have confirmed they will attend. Also expected are former presidents Belisario Betancur, Colombia; Ernesto Pérez Balladares, Panamá; Enrique Iglesias, president of the IDB; Michael Camdessus, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF); José Antonio Ocampo, executive secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), among others.
