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12/03/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/03/2024 16:08

OAS Permanent Council to Dialogue with Permanent Observers

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OAS Permanent Council to Dialogue with Permanent Observers

December 3, 2024

The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) will hold a seventh special meeting of the Permanent Council devoted to Permanent Observers accredited at the Hemispheric Organization, under the theme: "in the face of current challenges: Cooperation and solidarity," on Thursday, December 6 at 14:30 EST (19:30 GMT) in the Ruben Dario room at F St at OAS headquarters in Washington, DC.

The meeting will include the participation of:

• The Chair of the Permanent Council and Permanent Representative of Belize, Lynn Raymond Young; The OAS Secretary General, Luis Almagro;
• The State Secretary for Ibero-America and the Caribbean and Spanish around the World, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation of Spain, Susana Sumelzo Jordán;
• The Permanent Observer of Italy, Roberto Nocella;
• The Minister of State for Francophonie and International Partnerships, Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France, Thani Mohamed-Soilihi; (to be confirmed);
• The Permanent Observer of Holy See, Monsignor Juan Antonio Cruz Serrano;
• The Permanent Observer of Japan, Takehiro Shimada;
• The Permanent Observer of Germany; Axel Dittmann;
• The head of Global Issues and Innovation, European Union Delegation to the United States of European Union; Javier Sancho
• The Permanent Observer of Liechtenstein, Georg Sparber;
• The Permanent Observer of Morocco; Youssef Amrani;
• The Permanent Observer of Kenya; David Kerich; and
• The Permanent Observer of Switzerland, Christoph Sommer.


Please consult the agenda of the meeting here. Note that changes to the agenda may yet be made before the meeting.

The meeting will be broadcast live - with interpretation in Spanish, English, French and Portuguese- on the OAS Website and the OAS Facebook page

Press Contact: Mónica Reyes ([email protected])

WHAT: OAS Permanent Council to Dialogue with Permanent Observers

WHEN: Thursday, December 6 at 14:30 EST (19:30 GMT)

WHERE: Ruben Dario room at F St NW Washington, DC 20006.

Reference: AVI-186/24