Foreign Minister of Argentina thanks and highlights SELA's contributions to integration and development of the region

The Foreign Minister of the Republic of Argentina, Santiago Cafiero, thanked the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) for its contributions to the development and integration of the region.

Within the framework of the XLVIII Regular Meeting of the Latin American Council of SELA, the Foreign Minister of Argentina underscored the support received by his country from SELA during its presidency pro tempore of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC).

“SELA proposed us to work together and carry out a series of activities in line with the needs and the agenda of priorities of Latin America and the Caribbean. As a result of this dialogue, this year we held three seminars, the first one on post-pandemic economic recovery strategies, then we held a seminar on food systems and disaster management, which are priority issues in CELAC's work programme,” Santiago Cafiero said.

“The last activity addressed the need to rethink a migration policy in the region and allowed us to reconsider a comprehensive migration policy that helped us reaffirm the positive vision of migration and contribute to the analysis of the necessary measures to increase its benefits with a view to development,” he added.

He added that on 16 December, a joint forum between SELA and CELAC will be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in order to advance in the region's integration challenges.

“Argentina is once again grateful for the work being carried out by SELA and its important contributions to the objective that the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean achieve greater integration and development with social inclusion,” Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero noted.