XLII REGULAR MEETING OF THE LATIN AMERICAN COUNCIL
Caracas, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. October  26 to 28, 2016 . Municipio Chacao, Av. Francisco de Miranda, Torre Europa, Piso 5, Sala Simón Bolívar, Urbanización Campo Alegre, Caracas.

AGENDA

Preparatory Stage

Wednesday, 26 October 2016

Morning 

08:30

Registration

 

09:00 – 09:45

Meeting of Heads of Delegation 

 

10:00 – 13:00

Start of the Preparatory Stage

 

  Item I.

Approval of the Agenda for the Preparatory Stage

 

 

  Item II. 

Annual Report of the Permanent Secretariat 

    
  Item III.

Work Programme for the year 2017 

 

 

Afternoon

 

15:00 – 18:00

Continuation: Work Programme for the year 2017

     
  Item IV. Budget of the Permanent Secretariat for the year 2017 and administrative matters.
   
  • Audit Report on the Financial Statements of the Permanent Secretariat at 31 December 2015  
  • Audit Proposal for the year 2016 
 

 

  Item V. Institutional Matters 
    Election of a Member of the Administrative Tribunal of SELA 
 

 

  Item VI.  Election of the Permanent Secretary
     
  Item VII. Other matters
   
  Item VIII. 

Forum: Integration Index of SELA for Latin America and the Caribbean
(to be conducted at the Ministerial Stage)

 
 

Thursday, 27 October 2016

     

Morning

   
     
09:00-13:00

Consideration of the Report on the Preparatory Stage
(Decisions and Rapporteur’s Report)

     

                                                    Ministerial Stage

Afternoon

   
15:00-17:00

ITEM VIII. Forum: "Integration Index of SELA for Latin America and the Caribbean" 

Presentations

  • Humberto Soto de La Rosa
    Social Affairs Officer
    Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
    Presentation: Composite indices and their application to measure regional integration
    (videoconference)
  • Nelson Salazar
    Head of the Research and Analysis Department of the Centre for Studies on Economic Integration
    Secretariat for Central American Economic Integration (SIECA)
    Presentation: Regional Central American Economic Integration Index 
  • Javier Rodríguez
    Analyst of the Direction of Studies and Proposals (DSP)
    Permanent Secretariat of SELA
    Presentation: Integration Index of SELA for Latin America and the Caribbean

General debate

17:00

Inauguration of the Ministerial Stage 

  • Speech by the Permanent Secretary of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA)
  • Speech by the Chairman of the Latin American Council
  • Speech by the Representative of the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
18:00

Cocktail offered by the Permanent Secretariat of SELA

   

Friday, 28 October 2016

Morning Ministerial Plenary Session
   
   
10:00-13:00 

Presentation of the Report on the Preparatory Stage
(Decisions and Rapporteur’s Report)

   

Afternoon

 

15:00-18:00

Sesión Plenaria

  • Consideration of the Decisions of the XLII Regular Meeting of the Latin American Council
  • Approval of the Final Report
  • Closing session