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EU, Latin America, Caribbean Nations Set Up Joint Foundation to Boost Ties

© AFP 2023 / Erika SANTELICESDominican Foreign Minister Miguel Vargas Maldonado (on screens) delivers a speech during the opening of the XLVIII Senior Officials Meeting of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the European Union (EU) in Santo Domingo, on October 24, 2016
Dominican Foreign Minister Miguel Vargas Maldonado (on screens) delivers a speech during the opening of the XLVIII Senior Officials Meeting of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the European Union (EU) in Santo Domingo, on October 24, 2016 - Sputnik International
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EU, Caribbean and Latin American foreign ministers have signed a deal that established a 61-nation foundation to encourage bi-regional partnership, the European Council announced Wednesday.

Wallonia's socialist government head Paul Magnette (L) and European Parliament President Martin Schulz hold a joint press conference after their meeting regarding CETA (EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement) at the European Parliament in Brussels on October 22, 2016 - Sputnik International
European Parliament Member Suggests CETA Ratification Under EU Competence
MOSCOW (Sputnik) The pact between 28 EU member states and 33 nations of the Latin American and Caribbean States Community (CELAC) was signed Tuesday in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

The signing ceremony was attended by EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, Dominican Republic’s Foreign Minister Miguel Vargas, as well as foreign ministers of the EU and CELAC countries.

The EU-LAC Foundation was conceived as an international organization based in Hamburg, Germany. It will encourage mutual knowledge and partnership, including debates and cultural exchanges between the two regions.

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