OEA - CP - Resolución CP INF 10839 rev 2

PERMANENT COUNCIL OEA/Ser.G CP/INF. 10839/26 rev. 2 10 February 2026

Original: Spanish The Chair of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States, Ambassador Luis Ernesto Vargas, Permanent Representative of Colombia, presents his compliments to the delegations and has the honor to invite them to the eighth special meeting of the Permanent Council, devoted to dialogue with Permanent Observers, to be held in the Hall of the Americas on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, at 9:00 a.m., in accordance with the accompanying order of business.

The concept paper for the meeting is available in document CP/INF. 10829/26 rev. 1.DRAFT ORDER OF BUSINESS

EIGHTH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE PERMANENT COUNCIL

DEVOTED TO DIALOGUE WITH PERMANENT OBSERVERS

“THE OAS AND PERMANENT OBSERVERS: A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP FOR THE FUTURE OF THE HEMISPHERE” Jointly strengthening the four pillars and the implementation of the mandates of the OAS member states

Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Time: 9:00 a.m.

Place: Hall of the Americas

1. Adoption of the order of business (CP/OD-2580/26)

2. Introduction  Remarks by Ambassador Luis Ernesto Vargas, Permanent Representative of Colombia and Chair of the Permanent Council  Remarks by Mr. Albert R. Ramdin, Secretary General of the Organization of American

States

3. The OAS and Permanent Observers: A Strategic Partnership for the Future of the Hemisphere  Presentations by Permanent Observers1 / o Spain: Mr. Francisco Javier Gassó Matoses, Director General for IberoAmerica and the Caribbean, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and

Cooperation o Italy: Ambassador Roberto Nocella, Permanent Observer o France: Her Excellency Eléonore Caroit, Minister of State for Francophonie and International Partnerships (pre-recorded video presentation)

o Holy See: Monsignor Juan Antonio Cruz, Permanent Observer

Cooperation o Italy: Ambassador Roberto Nocella, Permanent Observer o France: Her Excellency Eléonore Caroit, Minister of State for Francophonie and International Partnerships (pre-recorded video presentation)

o Holy See: Monsignor Juan Antonio Cruz, Permanent Observer o European Union: Ms. Ruth Bajada, Chargé d’Affaires, Alternate Permanent Observer o People’s Republic of China: Ambassador Xie Feng, Permanent Observer o Germany: Mr. Martin Thümmel, Chargé d’Affaires, Permanent Observer o Japan: Ambassador Takehiro Shimada, Permanent Observer  Remarks by member states

1 . In order to ensure a fluid dialogue and the equitable participation of all delegations, the remarks of permanent observers will be limited to a maximum of four minutes each.2  Presentations by Permanent Observers2 / o Morocco: Ambassador Youssef Amrani, Permanent Observer o Portugal: Ambassador Francisco Duarte Lopes, Permanent Observer o Kingdom of the Netherlands : Deputy Ambassador Janna van der Velde, Alternate Permanent Observer o Switzerland: Deputy Ambassador Adrian Hauri, Alternate Permanent Observer o The Philippines : Deputy Ambassador Felipe Cariño, Alternate Permanent Observer o Ukraine: Deputy Ambassador Denys Sienik, Alternate Permanent Observer o Ireland: Deputy Ambassador Fionnuala Quinlan, Alternate Permanent Observer o Türkiye: Deputy Ambassador Murat Uğurluoğlu, Alternate Permanent Observer  Remarks by member states

4. Closing remarks by the Chair of the Permanent Council

2 . In order to ensure a fluid dialogue and the equitable participation of all delegations, the remarks of permanent observers will be limited to a maximum of four minutes each.