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ORGANIZACIÓN DE LOS ESTADOS AMERICANOS OEA/Ser.G

CONSEJO PERMANENTE CP/ACTA 2492/24 (Transcripción)

3 abril 2024

TRANSCRIPCIÓN DEL ACTA DE LA SESIÓN ORDINARIA

DEL CONSEJO PERMANENTE DE LA

ORGANIZACIÓN DE LOS ESTADOS AMERICANOS

CELEBRADA EL 3 DE ABRIL DE 2024

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Nómina de los miembros que asistieron a la sesión 1

Aprobación del proyecto de orden del día 3

Entrega de un mallete conmemorativo al Representante Permanente de la Argentina,

Presidente saliente del Consejo Permanente 3

Palabras del Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores del Commonwealth de las Bahamas,

Su Excelencia señor Frederick A. Mitchell 4

Palabras de apertura del Embajador Chet Neymour, Representante Permanente del

Commonwealth de las Bahamas y Presidente del Consejo Permanente 6

Bienvenida al nuevo Representante Permanente del Perú,

Embajador José Luis Sardón de Taboada 9

Información actualizada sobre la situación en Haití: Presentación a cargo de la

Misión Permanente de Haití ante la Organización de los Estados Americanos 13

Consideración del proyecto de resolución “Apoyo a la transición democrática en Haití” 16

[Aprobación del proyecto de resolución] 17

Consideración del proyecto de resolución “Seguimiento de la situación en Nicaragua” 41

Misión Permanente de Haití ante la Organización de los Estados Americanos 13

Consideración del proyecto de resolución “Apoyo a la transición democrática en Haití” 16

[Aprobación del proyecto de resolución] 17

Consideración del proyecto de resolución “Seguimiento de la situación en Nicaragua” 41

[Aprobación del proyecto de resolución] 43

Consideración de la recomendación de la Comisión sobre Gestión de Cumbres

Interamericanas y Participación de la Sociedad Civil en las Actividades de la

OEA relativa a las solicitudes de dieciséis organizaciones de la sociedad civil

para participar en las actividades la Organización 53

Conmemoración del “Día Interamericano para Contrarrestar la Fabricación y el Tráfico

Ilícitos de Armas de Fuego” 54

Otros asuntos 71

ANEXO

Resoluciones aprobadas:

• CP/RES. 1251 (2492/24), Apoyo a la transición democrática en Haití 75 - CP/RES. 1252 (2492/24) rev. 2, Seguimiento de la situación de Nicaragua 79

DOCUMENTOS CONSIDERADOS EN LA SESIÓN

(SE PUBLICAN POR SEPARADO)

DOCUMENTOS CONSIDERADOS EN LA SESIÓN

(SE PUBLICAN POR SEPARADO)

CP/INF. 10151/24, Nota de la Misión Permanente de México mediante la cual, en su calidad de Presidente del Consejo de Estados Parte de la Convención Interamericana contra la Fabricación y el Tráfico Ilícito de Armas de Fuego, Municiones, Explosivos y otros Materiales Relacionados (CIFTA) y Secretario pro-témpore de su Comité Consultivo, solicita la inclusión del tema “Conmemoración del Día Interamericano para Contrarrestar la Fabricación y el Tráfico Ilícitos de Armas de Fuego, proclamado por resolución de la Asamblea General AG/RES. 2925 (XLVIII-O/18)” en el orden del día de la sesión ordinaria del Consejo Permanente programada para el 3 de abril de 2024.

CP/doc. 5973/24, Proyecto de resolución “Seguimiento de la situación en Nicaragua”. (Con los resultados de la reunión del Presidente del Consejo Permanente con los Coordinadores de los Grupos Regionales, abierta a todas las delegaciones, celebrada el 26 de marzo de 2024).

CP/doc. 5977/24 corr. 1, Nota del Presidente Interino del Grupo de Trabajo para Haití mediante la que, en nombre del Grupo de Trabajo, solicita que el proyecto de resolución adjunto “Apoyo a la transición democrática en Haití” se incluya en el orden del día de la sesión ordinaria del Consejo Permanente prevista para el 3 de abril de 2024.

CP/doc. 5978/24, Nota de la Misión Permanente de Canadá mediante la que, en nombre propio y en el de las Misiones Permanentes de Antigua y Barbuda, Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Estados Unidos, Perú y Uruguay, solicita que se incluya el proyecto de resolución adjunto “Seguimiento de la situación en Nicaragua” en el orden del día de la sesión ordinaria del Consejo Permanente prevista para el 3 de abril de 2024.

CP/CISC-1143/24, Recomendación de la CISC al Consejo Permanente con respecto a las solicitudes de dieciséis organizaciones de la sociedad civil para participar en las actividades de la Organización. [Documento presentado por la Presidencia de la CISC, de conformidad con el punto 6 de la resolución CP/RES. 759 (1217/99), “Directrices para la participación de las organizaciones de la sociedad civil en las actividades de la OEA”].

CONSEJO PERMANENTE DE LA ORGANIZACIÓN DE LOS ESTADOS AMERICANOS

ACTA DE LA SESIÓN ORDINARIA

CELEBRADA EL 3 DE ABRIL DE 2024

En la ciudad de Washington, D. C., a las diez y tres de la mañana del miércoles 3 de abril de 2024, celebró sesión ordinaria el Consejo Permanente de la Organización de los Estados Americanos. Presidió la sesión el Embajador Chet Donovan Neymour, Representante Permanente del Commonwealth de las Bahamas y Presidente del Consejo Permanente. Asistieron los siguientes miembros:

Embajador Tarlie Francis, Representante Permanente de Grenada y Vicepresidente Interino del Consejo Permanente

Embajador Ronald Sanders, Representante Permanente de Antigua y Barbuda

Embajadora Lou-Anne Gilchrist, Representante Permanente de San Vicente y las Granadinas

Embajador Tarlie Francis, Representante Permanente de Grenada y Vicepresidente Interino del Consejo Permanente

Embajador Ronald Sanders, Representante Permanente de Antigua y Barbuda

Embajadora Lou-Anne Gilchrist, Representante Permanente de San Vicente y las Granadinas

Embajadora Luz Elena Baños Rivas, Representante Permanente de México

Embajador Washington Abdala, Representante Permanente del Uruguay

Embajadora Alejandra Solano Cabalceta, Representante Permanente de Costa Rica

Embajador Héctor Enrique Arce Zaconeta, Representante Permanente de Bolivia

Embajador Samuel Hinds, Representante Permanente de Guyana

Embajador Mauricio Montalvo Samaniego, Representante Permanente del Ecuador

Embajador Sebastián Kraljevich Chadwick, Representante Permanente de Chile

Embajador Francisco O. Mora, Representante Permanente de los Estados Unidos

Embajador Benoni Belli, Representante Permanente del Brasil

Embajador Steve Ferrol, Representante Permanente del Commonwealth de Dominica

Embajadora Jacinth Henry-Martin, Representante Permanente de Saint Kitts y Nevis

Embajadora Wendy Jeannette Acevedo Castillo, Representante Permanente de El Salvador

Embajador Daniel Raimondi, Representante Permanente de la Argentina

Embajadora Mayerlyn Cordero Díaz, Representante Permanente de la República Dominicana

Embajador José Luis Sardón, Representante Permanente del Perú

Consejera Ana Soledad Sandoval Espínola, Representante Interina del Paraguay

Ministro Consejero Gonzalo Mauricio Vásquez Orozco, Representante Interino de Guatemala

Ministra Consejera Christobelle Elaine Reece, Representante Interina de Barbados

Embajador Gandy Thomas, Representante Interino de Haití

Consejera Venessa Ramhit-Ramroop, Representante Interina de Trinidad y Tobago

Primera Secretaria Chanel Vanessa Nahar, Representante Interina de Suriname

Ministra Consejera Christobelle Elaine Reece, Representante Interina de Barbados

Embajador Gandy Thomas, Representante Interino de Haití

Consejera Venessa Ramhit-Ramroop, Representante Interina de Trinidad y Tobago

Primera Secretaria Chanel Vanessa Nahar, Representante Interina de Suriname

Ministra Consejera Cinnamon Elizabeth Bottaro, Representante Interina de Belize

Embajadora María Fernanda Cortizo Frías, Representante Alterna de Panamá

Ministro Roger Alejandro Isaula, Representante Alterno de Honduras

Ministra Delita Elizabeth McCallum, Representante Alterna de Jamaica

Segunda Secretaria Christy Taylor Lightbourn, Representante Alterna del Commonwealth de las Bahamas

Ministra Consejera Andrea Marcela Alarcón Mayorga, Representante Alterna de Colombia

Consejera Gillian Sarah Gillen, Representante Alterna del Canadá

Señora Nisha Niketa Paul, Agregada, Misión Permanente de Santa Lucía

También estuvieron presentes el Secretario General de la Organización, señor Luis Almagro Lemes, y el Secretario General Adjunto, Embajador Nestor Mendez, Secretario del Consejo Permanente.

APROBACIÓN DEL PROYECTO DE ORDEN DEL DÍA

El PRESIDENTE: Good morning, distinguished colleagues. I am pleased to declare open this regular meeting of the Permanent Council, the first under the tenure of the delegation of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas as Chair, convened to consider the items contained in the [draft] order of business CP/OD-2492/24, which I hereby submit for the consideration of this [Permanent] Council.

[El proyecto de orden del día contiene los siguientes puntos:

1. Aprobación del orden del día

2. Palabras de apertura del embajador Chet Neymour, Representante Permanente del Commonwealth de las Bahamas y Presidente del Consejo Permanente

3. Bienvenida al embajador José Luis Sardón de Taboada, Representante Permanente del Perú

4. Información actualizada sobre la situación en Haití

• Presentación a cargo de la Misión Permanente de Haití ante la Organización de los Estados Americanos - Consideración del proyecto de resolución “Apoyo a la transición democrática en Haití”

1. Consideración del proyecto de resolución “Seguimiento de la situación en Nicaragua”

2. Consideración de la recomendación de la Comisión sobre Gestión de Cumbres Interamericanas y Participación de la Sociedad Civil en las Actividades de la OEA relativa a las solicitudes de dieciséis organizaciones de la sociedad civil para participar en las actividades de la Organización

3. Conmemoración del Día Interamericano para Contrarrestar la Fabricación y el Tráfico Ilícito de Armas de Fuego, proclamado por la resolución de AG/RES. 2925 (XLVIII-O/18)

4. Otros asuntos.]

There being no observations, we will proceed to adopt it without amendment.

Adopted.

ENTREGA DE UN MALLETE CONMEMORATIVO AL REPRESENTANTE PERMANENTE

DE LA ARGENTINA, PRESIDENTE SALIENTE DEL CONSEJO PERMANENTE

El PRESIDENTE: Esteemed colleagues, before we move on to the next item on our [order of business], it is with great honor that I present, on behalf of the Permanent Council, the commemorative gavel to Ambassador Daniel Raimondi, Permanent Representative of Argentina, who skillfully chaired this [Permanent] Council during the past quarter.

Ambassador Raimondi demonstrated exceptional leadership qualities while presiding over the Permanent Council. His diplomatic prowess, unwavering dedication, and strategic foresight played pivotal roles in guiding the [Permanent] Council to effectively address pressing regional challenges with tact and diplomacy, thereby fostering dialogue and cooperation among member states.

Ambassador Raimondi, if I can invite you to the desk.

It is my understanding that the art of diplomacy is embedded with reciprocity. Earlier this morning, Ambassador Raimondi gave me a gavel, and I will, in return, give him a gavel.

I would also like to say that this is a token of our profound appreciation for your time and your service here at the [Permanent] Council, and we wish you well in your journey as it continues.

Ambassador Raimondi, I think you spoke earlier about [being] alto. You stand tall in every sense of the word. [Risas.]

Thank you so very much for your service. Congratulations.

[Aplausos.]

[Se hace entrega del mallete conmemorativo al Representante Permanente de la Argentina.]

We witnessed a number of ceremonial features of the Permanent Council this morning, and we would like to now move on to the business of the [Permanent] Council as we thank Ambassador Raimondi and the Vice Chair as well, Ambassador Samuel Hinds of Guyana, for their service to the [Permanent] Council.

Palabras del ministro de relaciones exteriores del commonwealth

de las bahamas, SU EXCELENCIA SEÑOR FREDERICK A. MITCHELL

El PRESIDENTE: We now move on to item 2 of the [order of business].

Before we get started, I would like to ask the [Permanent] Council to, [in order] to initiate these proceedings, [draw] your attention respectfully to the monitors as a welcome message is presented from the Honorable Frederick A. Mitchell, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.

[Se proyecta el vídeo.]

El MINISTRO DE RELACIONES EXTERIORES DEL COMMONWEALTH DE LAS BAHAMAS: Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Secretary General, Mr. Assistant Secretary General, on March 3, 1982, The Bahamas became a member of the Organization of American States (OAS), becoming the thirty-first member state of the Organization. Since gaining membership, The Bahamas has maintained an active and collaborative engagement with the Organization and fellow member states.

The Bahamas affirms its commitment to the principles of multilateralism and the purposes of the OAS and its four pillars of work: integral development, multidimensional security, human rights, and democracy, all of which are targeted towards the enhancement of the lives and livelihoods of our citizens.

As such, The Bahamas takes great pride in assuming the chair of the Permanent Council of the OAS for the next three months, through the fifty-fourth [regular session of the] General Assembly in Asunción, Paraguay, at the end of June.

Further, The Bahamas would like to recognize and commend the stewardship of the outgoing Chair of the Permanent Council, Ambassador Guillermo [Daniel] Raimondi of Argentina, and Vice Chair, Ambassador Samuel Hinds of Guyana, my old friend.

In 1973, upon accepting membership to the United Nations (UN), our first Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas and Minister of External Affairs, Sir Lynden Pindling, proclaimed: “We wish to enjoy the friendship and benefit from the association, wisdom, and experience of those who wish to be our friends and respect our freedom as we want and know it.”

Two decades later, as The Bahamas hosted the [regular session of the] OAS General Assembly in 1992, Prime Minister Pindling reminded delegations of the following: “What we therefore do at the national level and what we do in this Organization must always hark back to the people from whom we get our mandate, and without whose guidance all of our efforts will be meaningless.”

His sentiments at the UN and before the OAS continued to drive The Bahamas’ foreign relations over fifty years following our independence, and today, in the newly renamed Hall of the Heroines and Heroes of the Americas, his commemorative bust can permanently be found, identifying him as the father of the nation and as a national hero of The Bahamas.

So, during the tenure of The Bahamas as Chair, we will prioritize the following: First, the promotion of climate action through discussing and advancing actionable mandates on disaster risk reduction, integrated water management, public sector capacity-building, and climate-smart skills training. Secondly, the reform of the international financial architecture through facilitating dialogue on challenges facing member states, such as access to adequate and affordable development finance, debt sustainability, the incorporation of vulnerability into lending and aid decision-making, financial inclusion, and global tax oversight. And thirdly, engagement on advancing OAS support towards democratic security and humanitarian stability in Haiti through stock-taking on the situation, follow-up on the work of the [Permanent Council] Working Group on Haiti, and the exploration of collaborative opportunities with the UN and other entities.

In commemoration of Earth Day in April, a joint Permanent Council and Inter-American Council for Integral Development meeting will be held to address climate action. As you can appreciate, the urgency of addressing climate change globally, and especially for The Bahamas, cannot be overstated. This joint session will seek to discuss opportunities for building on the outcomes of the Inter-American [Meeting of Ministers and High-Level Authorities] on Sustainable Development, which was hosted in The Bahamas last October, and the mandates and objectives enshrined in the historic declarations emanating from the Ministerial; namely the Declaration of The Bahamas on Climate Finance in the Americas, the Nassau Declaration on sustainable development, and the Inter-American Climate Action Plan, respectively.

Further, we shall also serve as the Chair of the Preparatory Committee of the General Assembly. The Bahamas will look to partner with colleague member states to manage an efficient and well-coordinated process for the General Assembly session, ultimately [leading to] a substantive and effective session.

Therefore, on behalf of the Honorable Prime Minister Philip Edward “Brave” Davis KC MP, myself as the Foreign Minister, the Government, and the people of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, we extend our gratitude and honor at having ascended to this high office, and we further invite member states to collaborate on building an Organization that advances democracy, human rights, security, and development for a stronger Americas.

I thank you.

El PRESIDENTE: Colleagues, I am ever grateful for your favorable receipt of the message that was conveyed by the Honorable Frederick A. Mitchell, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.

Palabras de apertura del embajador Chet Neymour,

Representante Permanente del Commonwealth de las Bahamas

y Presidente del Consejo Permanente

El PRESIDENTE: I also take this opportunity to offer some remarks from the Chair and exercise a liberty that may exceed the five minutes, but I will try my best.

Secretary General, Luis Almagro; Assistant Secretary General, Nestor Mendez; Dean of the Corps of Ambassadors, His Excellency Sir Ronald Sanders; fellow permanent representatives and alternates; permanent observers; His Excellency Wendall K. Jones, Ambassador of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas to the United States, and other members of the Embassy; Vice Chair of the Permanent Council, His Excellency Tarlie Francis, Ambassador of Grenada; and members of the dais, good morning, all.

Borrowing from my very own maiden remarks, which were made almost exactly two years ago, upon my return to the Organization of American States (OAS), I offer these words:

The Bahamas believes that as the premier multilateral mechanism for the Hemisphere, the fundamental importance of the OAS for small states like The Bahamas is through the convening power and political legitimacy it can bring to bear to coordinate purposeful action, its focused commitment to the four organizational pillars that also serve as the pillars that undergird our societies, and [the fact] that it serves as a means to secure a rules-based system in the Americas. Even more importantly, as an objective, we see the respect for sovereignty, democratic order, and the charters eroding here in the Hemisphere and abroad.

In our engagement with the OAS, The Bahamas will be guided by the principles of the collective responsibility for resolving collective challenges for the maintenance of the Americas as a zone of peace, non-discrimination in engagement with others, and the belief that, while we all must have some skin in the game, there should be diffuse reciprocity in the commitments taken on by nations big and small.

Colleagues, in the earlier video by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, we outlined key thematic areas for focus under The Bahamas’ tenure as Chair of the [Permanent] Council. I would only augment that presentation by reaffirming that The Bahamas looks forward to collaborating with colleague member states on advancing OAS engagement and taking tangible measures toward the fulfillment of shared priorities, including climate action, the situation in our sister country Haiti, and reform of the international architecture. And we will do this through a consultative process. These initiatives shall be developed further and illuminated, where necessary, with concept and information notes as deemed appropriate.

Having addressed the thematic aspects of our tenure as Chair, I also wish to underscore the following procedural matters, which will be critical to the efficiency of the [Permanent] Council as we chart the course over the next three months. Namely, we have offered a tentative work plan. We would like to focus on accountability, governance, and preparations for the General Assembly [session].

With regard to the work plan and by way of context, please note that the chair of the Permanent Council is bestowed upon each member state at approximately eight-year intervals. That translates into The Bahamas ascending to the chair again in 2032. On that occasion, I will be thirty-two again. [Risas.] Thus, it is ever so important that every opportunity is taken to ensure that we are not pedestrians in our approaches. Hence, the need for the [Permanent] Council’s proceedings to be efficient and productive and for the provision of a viable work plan.

In keeping with the provisions of the Statutes and the Rules of Procedure of the Permanent Council, on March 21, 2024, the delegation of The Bahamas presented to the regional coordinators the work plan for its tenure as Chair. Accordingly, the same has been presented and circulated and serves as an informative document of the [Permanent] Council. It offers the ability for reference and utmost pellucidity. The Chair looks forward to its implementation and the fulsome cooperation of the [Permanent] Council towards this end.

In respect of accountability to the [Permanent] Council, over the next three months, the Chair commits to facilitating the requisite accountability to the Permanent Council from the committees and working groups that carry out work under the aegis and within the framework of the Permanent Council. By way of full disclosure, the Chair has requested and has benefited from briefings regarding critical aspects of the Organization and its activities.

Notably, to complete the circuit, the Chair will be meeting on April 5 with the chair of every committee and working group that is currently operating under the aegis and mandate of this [Permanent] Council to discuss the coordination of work over this quarter as we make preparations for the upcoming [session of the] General Assembly. Accordingly, this [Permanent] Council will be duly informed of the approach that will be taken to coordinate such efforts over the quarter.

With respect to governance, this [Permanent] Council has prescribed rules and procedures per the latest revision of July 4, 2021. Further, in the main, these proceedings are obliged to be and are duly guided by parliamentary practice. As such, members are respectfully encouraged to conduct their affairs having a fidelity to these standards.

[Regarding the] regular meetings of the Permanent Council, to assist in recollection, Article 36 of the Rules of Procedure establishes that regular meetings should be held on the first and third Wednesday of the month. The usual time for such meetings is 10 a.m., unless advised differently. A tentative schedule of regular meetings, special meetings, protocolaries, and any other such meetings has been included in the tentative work plan for your ease of reference.

At its fifty-third regular session, the General Assembly adopted resolution AG/RES. 3011 (LIII-O/23), entitled “Program-Budget of the Organization for 2024,” which renews the mandate provided in operative paragraph 8 under section 2 of resolution AG/RES. 2971 (LI-O/21), which states: “To recall Article 36 of the Rules of Procedure of the Permanent Council, which establishes that regular meetings should be held on the first and third Wednesday of each month, and to urge the Chair of the Permanent Council to rationalize the scheduling of meetings and the preparation of their agenda, establishing that the member states have a shared responsibility in that regard, and always taking into account the need to strictly observe assigned budgetary allocations.”

With respect to interventions, per Article 46 of the Rules [of Procedure], interventions are prescribed to be five minutes for each member state and/or permanent observer state. Please be assured that discretion and judgment will be used in ensuring that the timeline is honored by all.

[Regarding] agenda items and the order of business, Article 42 of the Rules [of Procedure] conveys that agenda items and related documents shall be furnished to the Secretariat of the Permanent Council seventy-two hours in advance of the [Permanent] Council meetings and circulated to allow adequate consideration by member states. I repeat, seventy-two hours in advance of the [Permanent] Council meetings and circulated to allow consideration by member states.

[With regard to] “any other business,” colleagues are reminded that “any other business” shall include topics primarily informative in nature and those that do not require debate or extensive deliberations. Similarly, colleagues should be aware that, during “any other business,” the Permanent Council does not make decisions. If, in the Chair’s opinion, an item is not informative in nature, it rests within the prerogative of the Chair to suspend the intervention and/or suggest that the sponsoring delegation instead request that the item be placed on the agenda as a substantive item of a Permanent Council meeting. Should an “any other business” item involve or allude to another state or require a decision by the Permanent Council, the sponsoring member state is respectfully encouraged to propose the item for discussion as an agenda item during a separate meeting where appropriate actions can be taken.

To allay any ambiguity and to avoid perpetuating precedents, please be advised that interventions take the format of statements and [are not] incidental or subsidiary motions. Statements represent substantive and main motions which should be addressed under an item of the principal agenda, and not under “any other business.” As such, member states are encouraged to act in good faith and disclose in advance, at the earliest, the objectives of the items being proposed for presentation under “any other business.” We do realize that this is not always the case, but we encourage it, nonetheless.

[In relation to] the preparation of the fifty-fourth [regular session of the] General Assembly, noting that this Chair will serve as the Chair of the Preparatory Committee and the Chair of the General Committee, respectively, of the General Assembly, the tentative dates for said Preparatory Committee meetings are also reflected in the work plan for ease of reference.

Lastly, colleagues, I wish to reiterate our commitment to the facilitation of a permanently consultative, inclusive, efficient, and outcome-focused quarter of work, mindful of the Permanent Council’s mandate to also respond to emerging political matters that may arise within the Hemisphere.

I look forward to the customary collaboration of member states, as together we work to execute a successful work plan for the Permanent Council.

I was reminded earlier [of this]—and as I went through not only the role of the Permanent Council chair, but also the number of [bodies] that The Bahamas currently chairs—and I do apologize in advance because I think it may be somewhat bizarre; but, as you are aware, the [delegation] of The Bahamas also serves as the Chair of the Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Affairs. Therefore, we look forward to efficient Permanent Council meetings, so that we can cover all aspects and facets of the work of the OAS.

Bienvenida al NUEVO Representante Permanente del Perú,

embajador José Luis Sardón de Taboada

El PRESIDENTE: Colleagues, I would like to express my appreciation for your kind indulgence, and I would like to move to item 3: Welcome to Ambassador José Luis Sardón de Taboada, Permanent Representative of Peru.

Esteemed colleagues, allow me, on behalf of the Permanent Council, to extend a cordial welcome to the Permanent Representative of Peru, Ambassador José Luis Sardón de Taboada, who presented his credentials to the Secretary General last Monday, April 1. He was supposed to have presented his credentials a little bit earlier, but the process was a little delayed, so he was only able to do it on April 1.

Ambassador Sardón is currently serving as a full professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Piura. With extensive expertise in public law, Ambassador Sardón brings a wealth of experience to this role. He previously served as a lawyer from 1987 to 2014, resuming that position in 2022. Additionally, he has served as an arbitrator for the Lima Chamber of Commerce and has held various academic and editorial positions throughout his career.

Ambassador Sardón’s impressive career also includes serving as a magistrate of the Constitutional Court and representing Peru on the Venice Commission.

He has authored several books and numerous articles and is a member of prestigious organizations, such as the Latin American and Iberian Law and Economics Association. In recognition of his contributions, Ambassador Sardón received the Manuel J. Bustamante de la Fuente Award in 2015.

He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Law and a Juris Doctor from the Catholic University of Santa María. Also, he holds a Master of Arts degree in Political Science from American University in Washington, D. C., and a PhD in Economics from the Escuela Superior de Economía y Administración de Empresas of Buenos Aires.

I am confident that Ambassador Sardón’s extensive experience wil