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HRVP Statement of 17 July 2021 -XXI Meeting - Presidential Council - Andean Community

XXI Meeting of the Presidential Council of the Andean Community: Statement by the High Representative Josep Borrell

On the occasion of the XXI Meeting of the Presidential Council of the Andean Community, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy reiterates the firm commitment of the European Union towards Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Andean Community in particular. With it comes the willingness to work together more closely to face our common challenges and to uphold our objectives in the international sphere.

Regional integration is part of the European Union's DNA and we support all initiatives that promote this objective. In our efforts to strengthen our bi-regional relations with the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, regional bodies - such as the Andean Community - have a key role to play.

Our cooperation with the Andean Community is based on common interests and on the defence and promotion of shared values, such as maintaining democracy, guaranteeing individual freedoms, ensuring the full respect of the Rule of Law and the protection of human rights. We also recognise the importance of multilateral institutions as tools to enable the solution of complex global problems and as cooperation.

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