Bilateral Agreements - March 2014

Framework Agreement on Cooperation signed with the Mayor’s Office in Cartagena de Indias

On March 5, 2014, the OAS General Secretariat and the Touristic and Cultural District of Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, signed a framework agreement for the purpose of establishing cooperation mechanisms designed primarily to promote international law, the rights of indigenous peoples and Afro-descendants, and efforts to fight against discrimination, racism and all related forms of intolerance.

Both Parties also considered developing ties aimed at integrating, promoting, and carrying out interdisciplinary academic projects involving exchanges of experiences between researchers and students.

The Department of International Law of the Secretariat for Legal Affairs is the technical area responsible for implementation of the Agreement.

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