The Pacific Alliance was created by the four
actual member countries in 2011. Since then, the Alliance has been growing in
terms of the relationship between the Partners, cooperation, trade and global
impact. Here are the main events that have marked its evolution process:
•April 28:
The presidents of Chile, Colombia Mexico and Peru agreed in the Lima
Declaration to establish the Pacific Alliance.
•December
4: 2nd Pacific Alliance Summit in Merida, Mexico. The presidents
agree to sign within six months a Framework Agreement.
•February
8: Signature of the Declaration of Cooperation between Promotion Agencies
(Proexport, ProChile, ProMexico and PromPeru)
•March 5:
3rd Summit (virtual). Costa Rica becomes an observer state.
•April
23-24: Scientific researchers meeting in Mexico City.
•June 6: 4th
Summit in Antofagasta, Chile. Members sign the Framework Agreement of the
Pacific Alliance.
•August 24:
Signature of the General Regulation of the Academic and Student Mobility
Platform.
•August 29:
Ministers of Trade sign in Mexico City the Touristic Cooperation Agreement.
The Business Council of the Pacific Alliance is established.
•November
17: 5th Summit in Cadiz, Spain. Mexico waives the visa
requirement for citizens of Colombia and Peru. Australia, Canada, Spain, New
Zealand and Uruguay become observer states.
•January
27: 6th Summit in Santiago de Chile. Presidents agree to
continue working on trade negotiations.
•May 21: Peru
waives the temporary businessmen visa requirement for Mexico, Chile and
Colombia.
•May 22: Foreign
Affairs Ministers sign the Agreement for the Establishment of the Cooperation
Fund of the Pacific Alliance.
•May 23: 7th
Summit in Cali, Colombia. Costa Rica starts accession process to the Pacific
Alliance. Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Honduras, Paraguay, Portugal and
Dominican Republic become observer states.
•June
19-20: First Business Roundtable of
the Pacific Alliance in Cali. Participation of 700 exporters and importers of
the four countries.
•June
29-30: Colombia waives the temporary businessmen visa requirement for Peru.
China, South Korea, USA and Turkey become observer states.
•August
23-24: First Meeting of Finance Ministers.
•August 26:
Meeting of the Ministers Council. Announcement of the conclusion of trade
negotiations.
•September
25: Presidents of the Pacific Alliance participate in a Business Panel in
New York.
•November
2: Germany, Italy, Netherlands, United Kingdom and Switzerland become
observer states.
•January
9-10: Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting in Mexico city. Discussion of free
circulation of people, cooperation and involvement with Asia.
•February
10: 8th Summit in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. Presidents sign
the Additional Protocol of the Framework Agreement, which will remove the
tariffs on 92% of the products immediately and the other 8% gradually (in 17
years). Finland, India, Israel, Morocco and Singapore become observer states.
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