The Permanent Secretariat submitted the “Draft Work Programme for the year 2012” (SP/CL/XXXVII.O/DT Nº 4-11) for consideration of the Latin American Council. In accordance with the provisions set forth in Decision Nº 440, the following three thematic areas were dealt with: (1) Intra-regional Relations; (2) Technical and Economic Cooperation; and (3) Extra-regional relations. In each area, there is a description of the projects and activities that are deemed necessary for complying with the mandates of the Latin American Council, as well as recommendations and requests of Member States during the various meetings held since the previous Council meeting, as well as the Reflection Meetings on the Future Work Programme of SELA, which were carried out by the Permanent Secretariat during 2011, in accordance with the provisions of Decision N° 513, made by said Council at its XXXVI Regular Meeting in October 2010.