Advancing regional cooperation

PRESIDENT Dr. Irfaan Ali and other Heads of State of South America participated in the Summit of South American Leaders at Itamaraty Palace, head- quarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil.

The summit was organised by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio ‘Lula’ da Silva. The other Heads of

— President Ali, other Heads of State participate in Summit of South American Leaders

State who attended the Summit are the President of the Republic of Colombia Gustavo Petro; the President of the Republic of Argentina Alberto Fernán- dez; the President of Bolivia Luis Arce; the President of the Republic of Chile Gabriel Boric; the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Nicolás Mad- uro; President of the Republic of Paraguay Mario Abdo Benítez; President of the Republic of Suriname Chan Santokhi; President of the Republic of Ecuador

Guillermo Lasso; and the President of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Peru Alberto Otárola Peñarand. (Office of the President photos)