With this goal in mind, delegations from both parties held the First Meeting of the Joint Commission for Technical and Scientific Cooperation.
The virtual meeting is based on the Basic Cooperation Agreement signed in Tegucigalpa, capital of the Central American country, on May 9, 1986.
The Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry was represented by the Sub-Secretary for Economic Affairs and International Cooperation, deputy, Pablo Agustín Escobar, who stressed that the appointment
It allows working in strategic areas, in the midst of the challenges imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic.
“This first Cooperation Program will strengthen the bilateral relations of these two sister countries, to learn and share experiences within a framework of ethical and horizontal exchange,” said the official.
On behalf of his Government, he ratified Ecuador’s commitment to promote an effective joint plan, for which he expressed the will to establish monitoring and coordination mechanisms, in order to guarantee the achievement of the objectives.
For her part, the undersecretary for International Cooperation and Promotion of Honduras, Karen Najarro, thanked the executive of this Andean nation for its interest in strengthening the ties maintained for 30 years.
In this context, he thanked Ecuador for the help provided, especially in the transfer of knowledge of the 911 National Emergency System, aimed at protecting lives and property.
The first joint collaboration program will be governed by the principles of South-South Cooperation, thus generating initiatives of mutual benefit, reciprocity and horizontality.
The priority sectors will be security, police education, popular and solidarity finance, social inclusion, institutional strengthening and investment.
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