January 28, 2026.- Colombia led the meeting of National Coordinators of the Pacific Alliance, together with delegations from Chile, Mexico, and Peru. During the meeting, the final version of the Bogotá Act was approved, a document that will be signed by the Council of Ministers on January 30.
The sessions allowed for an evaluation of the results achieved during Colombia’s Pro Tempore Presidency and progress in planning the upcoming meetings of the High-Level Group and the Council of Ministers, which will take place within the framework of the process of transferring the Presidency of the mechanism to Mexico.
The national coordinator of the Pacific Alliance, Francisco Gutiérrez, who also serves as director of Regional Coordination and Integration Mechanisms at the Colombian Foreign Ministry, highlighted the success of the Fifth Meeting of the Working Group for Costa Rica’s accession to the Pacific Alliance Framework Agreement, as well as the Second Coordination Meeting for the negotiation with Costa Rica of the Ad -hoc Group for Trade Protocol matters. The meetings provided an opportunity to review progress and engage in technical and constructive exchanges of information aimed at facilitating understanding and coordination of key aspects of the process and next steps for conducting the negotiation rounds.
“I would like to emphasize that Costa Rica’s incorporation will represent a significant step toward strengthening the Pacific Alliance, not only because of the affinity of values and principles we share, but also because of the opportunities it opens up for deepening regional integration for the benefit of our citizens, which is, ultimately, the main objective that brings us together,” said Francisco Gutiérrez.
The Costa Rican delegation was composed of Adriana Castro, Director of Foreign Trade; Carolina Vargas, Coordinator of the Latin American Forum; and, virtually, Rolando Madrigal, from the General Directorate of Foreign Policy.
“We have always been convinced that the Pacific Alliance represents another step in the right direction, not only in the commercial sphere, as has been pointed out, but also in other areas that are equally relevant for bringing our peoples closer together and continuing to advance toward development alongside countries with which we share a very close relationship,” said Adriana Castro.
These sessions marked the last meeting of National Coordinators under Colombia’s Pro Tempore Presidency and usher in a transition period aimed at ensuring the continuity of the mechanism’s work and commitments, ahead of Mexico’s assumption of leadership.
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