{"id":48842,"date":"2016-10-24T17:12:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-24T21:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo2016.hispanicprwire.com\/ministros-de-union-europea-latinoamerica-y-el-caribe-llegan-hoy-al-pais\/"},"modified":"2016-10-24T17:36:25","modified_gmt":"2016-10-24T21:36:25","slug":"ministros-de-union-europea-latinoamerica-y-el-caribe-llegan-hoy-al-pais","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/ministros-de-union-europea-latinoamerica-y-el-caribe-llegan-hoy-al-pais\/","title":{"rendered":"Ministers from the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean united at the CELAC-UE Conclave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p>\n    <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Oct. 24, 2016<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0Dominican Republic has become the capital of transatlantic diplomacy today with the reception of more than 30 ministers and 59 delegations of countries participating at the first meeting of Foreign Ministers and Senior Officials of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the European Union states, event that will be held until Wednesday.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg9e3eleftMSAsset802308\" style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: left; WIDTH: 100%\" assettitle=\"CELAC UNION\" hostedurl=\"https:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnvar\/20161024\/431736\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg9e3eleftMSAsset802308\" title=\"DOMINICAN REPUBLIC host of the conclave of ministers of foreign affairs of Latin American, Caribbean and European Union CELAC-UE.\" border=\"0\" alt=\"DOMINICAN REPUBLIC host of the conclave of ministers of foreign affairs of Latin American, Caribbean and European Union CELAC-UE.\" align=\"middle\" imagelabel=\"General\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnvar\/20161024\/431736\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Federica Mogherini, Vice President and High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security will accompany the Minister of Foreign Affairs, <span class=\"xn-person\">Miguel Vargas Maldonado<\/span>, in the development of the CELAC-UE meetings in the <span class=\"xn-location\">Caribbean<\/span> nation. <\/p>\n<p>The Minister from the <span class=\"xn-location\">Dominican Republic<\/span>, motivated his counterparts from the Community of Latin American and Caribbean-European Union to participate actively in the dialogues, exhorting that the decisions taken should be based on consensus among participants, putting the general interest of bi-regional community first.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are at a critical point, where we are committed to ensure that the European CELAC-EU forum fulfills its transcendental purpose that has arisen facing common global challenges.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Therefore, I appeal to you all, so that your efforts are oriented towards consensus, under a constructive spirit, aimed at reconciling positions, putting aside what separates us, focusing on the goals that unite us&#8221;, added chancellor Vargas, as he welcomes the start of the of conclave discussions with a meeting of Senior Officials of the CELAC-EU.<\/p>\n<p><b>Delegations Arriving<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Since early hours, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been receiving the different delegations arriving in the country which include on the side of Latin American and <span class=\"xn-location\">Caribbean<\/span> countries, the Vice President and Foreign Minister of <span class=\"xn-location\">Panama<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Isabel De Saint Malo Alvarado<\/span>; the foreign ministers of <span class=\"xn-location\">Chile<\/span>, Heraldo Mu\u00f1oz; <span class=\"xn-location\">Colombia<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Maria Angela Holguin<\/span>; <span class=\"xn-location\">Haiti<\/span>, Perriot Delienne; <span class=\"xn-location\">Ecuador<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Guillaume Long<\/span>; <span class=\"xn-location\">El Salvador<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Hugo Martinez<\/span>; <span class=\"xn-location\">Guatemala<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Carlos Raul Morales Moscoso<\/span>; <span class=\"xn-location\">Bolivia<\/span>, David Choquehuanca Cesoede; <span class=\"xn-location\">Belize<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Wilfred Elrington<\/span>; <span class=\"xn-location\">Antigua and Barbuda<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Charles Henry Fernandez<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>The ministers of <span class=\"xn-location\">Dominica<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Francine Baron<\/span>; Bahamas Frederick Mitchell; <span class=\"xn-location\">Barbados<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Maxine McClean<\/span>; <span class=\"xn-location\">Jamaica<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Kamina Johnson Elizabeth Smith<\/span>; <span class=\"xn-location\">Saint Kitts and Nevis<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Mark Brantley<\/span>; <span class=\"xn-location\">Argentina<\/span>, Susana Malcorra; <span class=\"xn-location\">Honduras<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Maria Dolores Lara Aguero<\/span>; <span class=\"xn-location\">Costa Rica<\/span>, Manuel Gonz\u00e1lez Sanz and <span class=\"xn-location\">Paraguay<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Eladio Loizaga<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile already in the Dominican capital are the European foreign ministers: from <span class=\"xn-location\">Portugal<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Augusto Santos Silva<\/span>; <span class=\"xn-location\">Latvia<\/span>, Edgar Rinkevis; <span class=\"xn-location\">Poland<\/span>, Witold Easzcykowski; B\u00e9lgoica, <span class=\"xn-person\">Didier Reynders<\/span>; <span class=\"xn-location\">Slovakia<\/span>, Miroslav Lajkac; <span class=\"xn-location\">Luxembourg<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Jean Asselborn<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Hungary<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Peter Szijjarto<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Delegations led by deputy ministers and officials have arrived in <span class=\"xn-location\">Santo Domingo<\/span> to join technical meetings, whose first and preliminary sessions initiated Sunday afternoon at the Foreign Relations Convention Center.<\/p>\n<p>Several sessions of this kind will take place until tomorrow Tuesday afternoon, when the formal meeting of the Foreign Ministers will initiate with an opening ceremony led by Minister of Foreign Affairs of the <span class=\"xn-location\">Dominican Republic<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Miguel Vargas<\/span> and Vice President \/ High Representative of the European Union Affairs Foreign and Security Federica Mogherini, with the presence of the Dominican President <span class=\"xn-person\">Danilo Medina<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Foreign Minister <span class=\"xn-person\">Miguel Vargas<\/span> pointed out that in accordance with the commitment made by the <span class=\"xn-location\">Dominican Republic<\/span> as a country holding the Presidency Pro Tempore of CELAC, the Ministry has deployed all the arrangements and requirements for this encounter between Latin American, European, and <span class=\"xn-location\">Caribbean<\/span> partners, stemming that the meetings be held auspiciously, with the will of strengthening the bi-regional dialogue for the benefit of our peoples and nations.<\/p>\n<p>The Foreign Ministry has worked with effort and dedication to uphold the image of the country and further strengthen the regional leadership of the <span class=\"xn-location\">Dominican Republic<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Contact: <br \/><\/b><span class=\"xn-person\">Hugo Beras<\/span> <br \/>Communications Director<br \/>809-850-8787<br \/><a href=\"mailto:hugoberaslg@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">hugoberaslg@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Milagros Escarram\u00e1n<br \/>Public Relations<br \/>Ministry of Foreign Relations from the <span class=\"xn-location\">Dominican Republic<\/span><br \/>849-410-7099 <br \/><a href=\"mailto:milagros.escarraman@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">milagros.escarraman@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo &#8211; 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