Latin America, the Caribbean and the European Union Summit
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The Latin America, the Caribbean and the European Union Summit (LAC-EU) is a biannual meeting of heads of state and government of Latin America, the Caribbean and the European Union. In the first LAC-EU summit, held in Rio de Janeiro between June 28 and June 29, 1999, participant nations agreed to develop a strategic partnership focused on strengthening democracy, the rule of law, international peace and political stability.[1] The second meeting was carried out in Madrid in 2002, the third in Guadalajara in 2004, the fourth in Vienna in 2006 and the fifth was held in Lima in mid-May 2008. Major topics discussed at the Lima summit were free trade, food prices and poverty , and sustainable development.[2] The results of the event were rather dissapointing, as very little was achieved.[3] The next round of talks will take place in Brussels on June 2008. The sixth summit will be held in Madrid in 2010.[4]
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- ^ European Commission , The Rio SummitPDF. Retrieved on May 15, 2008.
- ^ European Commission, EU - LAC Lima Summit 2008 Retrieved on May 15, 2008.
- ^ EU-Latin America summit achieves little
- ^ European Commission, The Lima Declaration: Addressing our Peoples' Priorities Together Retrieved May 29, 2008.
