Press Release: EU-Central America: Second round of negotiations for a new EU-Central America Political Dialogue and Co-operation Agreement

The second round of negotiations for a new EU-Central America Political Dialogue and Co-operation Agreement took place from 29 September to 1 October 2003. This Agreement stems from the decision taken by Heads of State and Government at the Madrid EU-Latin America and Caribbean Summit in 2002. The main aim of the agreement is to strengthen relations and co-operation between the two regions as well as to foster regional integration among Central American countries. The new Agreement will formalise the San Jose Dialogue process, which was launched in 1984 and forms the cornerstone of relations between the EU and Central America. This dialogue was instrumental in bringing about peace and restoring democracy in the region in the early 1990s.

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