Ordinary meetings
Meeting of 19 April 2018
The delegation had an exchange of views with:
- Isabel del Rocío Albornoz, acting Chargé d'Affaires, Mission of Ecuador to the European Union
Meeting of 15 March 2018
The delegation had an exchange of views with:
- H.E. Sergio Jaramillo Caro, Colombian Ambassador to the EU on the Colombia Peace Process
Meeting of 4 December 2017, Brussels
The delegation had an exchange of views with:
- H.E. Gonzalo Gutiérrez Reinel, Peruvian Ambassador to the EU on combating corruption in Peru,
- H.E. Néstor Gabriele Bellavite Terceros, Bolivian Ambassador to the EU
Meeting of 27 March 2017, Brussels
The delegation discussed developments in the peace process in Colombia, with
- H.E. Rodrigo Rivera, Colombian Ambassador to the EU.
- H.E. Gonzalo Gutiérrez Reinel, Peruvian Ambassador to the EU, and
- Adrianus Koetsenruijter, Head of Division, South America, European External Action Service.
Meeting of 6 February 2017, Brussels
The delegation discussed the implementation of the Trust Fund for Colombia, with:
- H.E. Mr Rodrigo Rivera, Colombian Ambassador to the EU
- Ms Henriette Geiger, Head of Unit, Development Coordination Latin America and Caribbean (Commission, DEVCO).
- screening of the documentary 'Alto al Fuego' ['Ceasefire'] (20 min.),
- speakers:
- Father Rafaël Bejarano, Director of 'Ciudad Don Bosco', Medellín, and
- two minors: Manuel and Catalina.
Meeting of 1 December 2016, Brussels
The meeting included an exchange of views on Ecuador's accession to the EU-Colombia and Peru Trade Agreement, with:
- Mr Juan Carlos Cassinelli, Ecuador's Minister for Foreign Trade,
- Mr Helmut Scholz, rapporteur on the Trade Agreement with Ecuador,
- Mr Santiago Fisas-Ayxela, shadow rapporteur on the Trade Agreement with Ecuador,
- Mr Matthias Jørgensen, Head of Unit for Economic Relations with Latin America, DG Trade, European Commission.
- Mr José António Ardavín, Head of Unit for Development Cooperation with Latin America, OECD Global Relations Secretariat,
- H.E. Ms Cristina Ronquillo, Peruvian Ambassador to the EU.
Meeting of 10 October 2016, Brussels
The Chair:
- congratulated the Colombian people on the democratic and transparent manner the referendum on the Peace Agreements between the Government of Colombia and the FARC had been run;
- DAND's visit to Ecuador, scheduled to take place on 2-4 November, would be postposed to a later date.
Meeting of 25 April 2016, Brussels
The meeting included exchanges of views on
- the process and provisional outcome of the first round ofpresidential elections on 10 April 2016 in Peru, with:
- Ms Cristina Ronquillo, Peruvian Ambassador to the EU
- Mr. Luis De Grandes Pascual (EPP, ES), Chief Observer of the EU Election Observation Mission; - the recent visit of an INTA Delegation to Ecuador (21-23 March 2016), and the state of accession by Ecuador to the Multiparty Agreement with Peru and Colombia, with:
- Mr. Helmut Scholz (GUE, DE), Rapporteur for the Trade Agreement with Ecuador,
- Mr. Santiago Fisas Ayxela (EPP, ES), Shadow Rapporteur for the Trade Agreement with Ecuador.