President Danilo Medina traveled to Veracruz, Mexico to attend the 24th Ibero-American Summit today, Monday 8 and tomorrow Tuesday 9 December 2014. The Presidents of Uruguay, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Costa Rica and Ecuador will also be taking part. Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez will not be attending for health reasons but Cuban President Raul Castro is expected to be there.
This is the first time that King Felipe VI of Spain will be at the annual Latin American gathering of presidents and heads of government. It is regarded as an important networking event, a joint initiative by Mexico and Spain created in 1991. The conference serves as a forum for political dialogue and cooperation by bringing together 22 Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries (19 Latin American and Spain, Portugal and Andorra from Europe).
As reported, President Medina is accompanied by Minister of the Presidency Gustavo Montalvo, Administrative Minister of the Presidency Jose Ramon Peralta and Foreign Relations Minister Andres Navarro.
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