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Latin-American Economic System
ECLA

SELA has actively participated in the efforts to encourage AEC from its very origin, when the officials of the Great Caribbean, including Mexico, Colombia and Venezuela, met to define the constitution and the working program.Most of the members of AEC also belongs to SELA which comprises the whole region of Latin America.One of SELA’s main objective is that of fomenting the regional integration among the Latin American states and the Caribbean.Both SELA and AEC closely collaborate in topics comprising regional and international trade, sustained development and matters of interest in the fields of culture, science and technology.


Organization of American States
OAS

The principles guiding OAS are those of regional cooperation which dates back the 19th century.April 30, 1948, over 50 years ago, 21 nations of the hemisphere joined in Bogota, Colombia to adopt the Charter of the Organization of American States (OAS) with which they confirm their support to common topics and the respect to sovereignty in each country, since then OAS has expanded, thus including the nations of the Caribbean and also Canada.The nations of the Americas are working closer than ever, progressing in mutual agreement with the strengthening of democracy, protection of human rights, promotion of peace and security, trade fostering and the struggle against the complex problems caused by poverty, drug traffic and corruption. Together building a future for the next generation.