Colombia will host the OAS General Assembly in 2019

MIL OSI Translation. Region: Spanish/Latin America/A –

Source: Republic of Colombia

Washington (sep. 27/18). Considering the offer by the Government of Colombia conducted last September 13, the day of today in an ordinary session of the Permanent Council, Ambassador Alejandro Ordoñez Maldonado officially proclaimed the country’s bid to host the General Assembly of the organization, in the month of June 2019.

As a result, the member States approved by acclamation the Resolution that agrees that Colombia is the host country of the OAS General Assembly in June next year. This fact reaffirms the support of States to the commitment deposited by Colombia in the organization.

The Ambassador Ordoñez in his speech, emphasized the value of multilateralism and the importance that Colombia will grant the inter-american system, represented in the OAS, an organization that without a doubt, has the necessary legitimacy, in order that, through it, to lead the dialogue in a realistic manner, about the challenges facing the hemisphere, which respond to interdependent factors, which lead us to multilateralism and addressing regional is the most appropriate way to respond to the demands of our societies.

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