A stage for new bonding – GulfToday

A stage for new bonding – GulfToday

The Pacific Alliance, Latin America’s trade bloc comprising Colombia, Peru, Chile, and Mexico, celebrated its regional integration through a cross-cultural event held at the Peru Pavilion in the Expo 2020 Dubai recently. The event led by Colombia, with the support of other member nations was held to reaffirm efforts to strengthen political and economic relations between member nations, as well as promote their respective rich cultural heritage at the global expo. Diplomats, general commissioners of various national pavilions and business leaders from the member nations of the Pacific Alliance, attended the gala celebrations, which featured an exclusive four-hands dining experience crafted by the finest chefs from the Latin American region, Colombia’s Alex Salgado and Peru’s Iván Casusol Rossi. Guests were treated to a unique gastronomic experience following an array of exquisite Latin American dishes served with authentic and natural ingredients from Pacific Alliance’s member nations, along with exotic Chilean and Mexican beverages. Jaime Amin, Ambassador of Colombia to the UAE, said: “Pacific Alliance has been successful as an integration process and is an example of Latin America for the world which presently has four associated countries, while four more countries are in the process of incorporation and 40 observer countries.