LIMA, Oct 1 (NNN-ANDINA) — The Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that 24 member states of the Organization of American States (OAS) have already confirmed the participation of their Foreign Affairs Ministers at the upcoming General Assembly to be held on 5-7 in Lima.
“Delegations from more than 30 countries of the American hemisphere will arrive in our country. Twenty-four OAS member states have confirmed their participation at the Foreign Affairs Ministerial Level,” the Peruvian government agency published on its official Twitter account.
Among the delegations that will be led by their Foreign Affairs Ministers are those of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Peru (South America).
They will be joined by delegations of Bahamas, Belize, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, Panama, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago (Central America and the Caribbean), Canada and the United States (North America).
The 52nd General Assembly of the Organization of American States will be held in person in Lima —after having taken place virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic over the past two years.
This instance is in charge of defining the mandates, actions, policies, and mechanisms implemented by the OAS throughout the year.
Meanwhile, Peruvian Foreign Affairs Minister Cesar Landa met with Maria Alejandra Pericola, Chief of the Organization of American States’ (OAS) Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) that will be deployed for the Regional and Municipal Elections to be held in Peru on Oct 2.
OAS Observation Mission Deputy Chief Luisa Ferreira; OAS Electoral Cooperation and Observation Department Director Gerardo de Icaza; OAS Representative in Peru Miguel Trinidad; in addition to former Surinamese Foreign Affairs Minister and Adviser to the EOM, Niermala Badrising, attended the meeting.
The OAS Observation Mission accredited 30 observers who will visit various polling places to observe the development of the regional and municipal elections.
As reported by the National Elections Board (JNE), 102 international observers from different missions and delegations are accredited for this electoral process so as to verify the development of the upcoming elections.
On the occasion, 13,032 authorities will be elected in 25 regions, 196 provinces, and 1,890 districts for the period between 2023 and 2026. — NNN-ANDINA
