VII Cumbre de la Alianza del Pacífico, Trade summit in Cali, Colombia.
The VII Summit of the Pacific Alliance was a meeting held in Cali, Colombia, from 20 to 24 May 2013. The presidents of Mexico, Chile, Peru and Colombia attended, alongside observer delegations and around 300 company presidents from around the world. The agreements covered a Pacific Alliance visa for tourism and a cooperation fund of US$1 million, with US$250,000 from each member country.
The Pacific Alliance was established in 2011 to promote economic integration between Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru. The summits are regular gatherings where member countries review their cooperation and agree on new initiatives.
The summit produced the Pacific Alliance visa, meant to let citizens of third countries move more easily between member states for tourism. It also set guidelines for admitting new members, with Costa Rica starting accession talks through a working group. Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Honduras, Paraguay, Portugal and the Dominican Republic were accepted as new observer states.
The meeting took place in Cali, an important trade city in Colombia with good international connections. Visitors should expect that the region experiences increased security during such major conferences and access to certain areas may be restricted.
The summit's host city, Cali, was chosen while Sebastián Piñera of Chile held the bloc's rotating presidency, a post he took up on 5 March 2012. The gathering also admitted Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Honduras, Paraguay, Portugal and the Dominican Republic as new observer states.
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