11/07/2025 (Agence Europe) – The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Denmark’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and her counterparts from six Central American countries (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama) will meet in Brussels on Monday 14 July for the first ever Association Council under the bilateral agreement that came into force in May 2024 (see EUROPE 13391/4). Discussions will focus on bi-regional political relations, finding a common language for joint multilateral efforts and issues of mutual interest such as migration, security and illegal trafficking, the environment and climate change, as well as the governance of artificial intelligence, according to an EU Council press release. Trade and investment issues will also be addressed. (MB)