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Permanent Council Sets Date and Place for Forty-Seventh OAS General Assembly

  March 21, 2017

The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) will hold a regular meeting on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at 09:30 EST (13:30 GMT) in Simon Bolivar Hall at the headquarters of the OAS in Washington, DC, to set the place and date of the Forty-seventh General Assembly of the Organization, that will take place in Mexico.

The Council will also receive a presentation by Gianni Buquicchio, President of the European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission), and will celebrate the International Day for the Right to the Truth and World Water Day, among other topics.

Please consult the agenda of the meeting here. Note that changes to the agenda may yet be made before the meetings.

The meeting will be broadcast live on the OAS Website and the OAS Facebook page.
Press Contact: Mónica Reyes ([email protected])

WHAT:  Permanent Council sets Date and Place for Forty-seventh OAS General Assembly

WHEN: Wednesday,  March 22, 2017, at 09:30 EST (13:30 GMT)

WHERE: Simon Bolívar Hall
Organization of American States
17th Street & Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20006

Reference: AVI-024/17