regional cooperation

"Panama closes this exercise with a clear conclusion: security and stability are built through solid institutions, timely decisions and cooperation among nations." With this statement, the Minister of the Presidency, Juan Carlos Orillac, representing the President of the Republic, José Raúl Mulino, presided over the closing ceremony of the Panamax Alfa 2026 Exercise, held this Friday at the Westin Playa Bonita hotel. During the event, in which recognition plaques were presented to the highest a…

The meeting, held at the Metropolitan Seminary, responded to an invitation from the Executive to learn first-hand about the concerns that the Church identifies from its presence and permanent accompaniment in the communities. The table allowed the authorities responsible for different public policies to meet with bishops from different areas of the national territory. The dialogue focused on four priority topics: access to health; preparation and response to the El Niño phenomenon; care of natu…

Guatemala, August 13, 2026.- President Bernardo Arévalo today ratified the government's commitment to promote the validity of Convention 169 of the International Labor Organization (ILO) for the benefit of the indigenous peoples of Guatemala. In a meeting with ancestral authorities held at the National Palace of Culture, he indicated that the Executive advocates compliance with Convention 169, in order to advance the labor, social and cultural rights of indigenous people. The president reitera…

Panama City.– A high-level delegation from the Dominican Republic, led by the Minister of Defense, Lieutenant General Carlos Antonio Fernández Onofre (ERD), participated in the Forum of the Coalition of the Americas Against Cartels (A3C), which brought together in Panama defense and security authorities from nearly 18 countries in the hemisphere to strengthen regional cooperation against drug trafficking and transnational organized crime. Dominican participation in this important scenario reaff…

Santo Domingo.-The Dominican Government highlighted the strategic conditions that the country has to promote competitiveness and regional development as part of its commitment to cooperation and growth in Central American countries. The proposal was made by the Ministers of Finance and Economy, Magín Díaz, and the Minister of Industry, Commerce and MSMEs (MICM), Yayo Sanz Lovatón, who participated in the Ministerial Dialogue: Connectivity and integration for a more competitive region, organized…

Santo Domingo.–The Ministry of Housing, Habitat and Buildings (Mivhed), headed by Minister Víctor “Ito” Bisonó, regularized the pending commitments of the Dominican Republic to the Central American Council of Housing and Human Settlements (CCVAH), corresponding to quotas accumulated since 2015, reaffirming the Dominican Government's policy of honoring its commitments and strengthening the country's participation in regional cooperation organizations. Through Mivhed, the Government made a paymen…

HE The President of the Republic, José Antonio Kast, announced, after leading a meeting of the Climate Emergency Committee in La Moneda, the preventive emergency decree, a measure that will govern between the regions of Arica and Coquimbo. The President made the announcement accompanied by the Minister of the Interior, Claudio Alvarado; the Minister of the Environment, Francisca Toledo; the Minister of Agriculture, Jaime Campos; the Minister of Health, May Chomali; the Undersecretary of the Inte…

Santo Domingo.- The representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in the Dominican Republic, Rodrigo Castañeda, congratulated the country for reaching the Zero Hunger goal and highlighted that this progress is the result of the continuity of public policies and sustained actions implemented by the government of President Luis Abinader to guarantee food security and improve the living conditions of the population. By participating in the opening ceremony of …

The President of the Republic, José Antonio Kast, met this Tuesday at the La Moneda Palace with mayors of the regions of Valparaíso, O'Higgins and Metropolitana, with the aim of addressing the new security agenda promoted by the Government and strengthening joint work between the Executive and the municipalities. The President valued the presence of the communal leaders, in addition to highlighting their work within the framework of the climate emergency caused by the frontal system. "I greatly …