Latin America and the Caribbean

Established in 1999, this forum aims to strengthen exchange and cooperation between East Asia and Latin America. Specifically, it seeks to:

1. Promoting mutual understanding, political dialogue, and friendly cooperative relations among member countries
2. Expanding exchange and cooperation in a wide range of fields (economy, trade and investment, finance, science and technology, environmental protection, culture, sports, tourism, and people-to-people exchange)
3. Fostering a shared understanding and promoting cooperation on important international political and economic issues

(1) Foreign Ministers' Meeting (FMM)

A total of 10 Foreign Ministers' Meetings have been held to date.

• March 2001: First Foreign Ministers' Meeting (held in Chile) approved the “Framework Document.”
• January 2004: Second Foreign Ministers' Meeting (held in the Philippines) approved the “Plan of Action.”
  • Comments on the adoption of the Manila Plan of Action by Senior Vice Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Mr. Masatoshi ABE (January 31, 2004)
  • Manila Plan of Action to Further Enhance Cooperation Between East Asia and Latin America (January 31, 2004) (PDF)
• August 2007: Third Foreign Ministers' Meeting (held in Brazil) adopted the “Brasilia Declaration.”
  • Statement on the Hostage Situation in Afghanistan (August 23, 2007)
  • Statement of Solidarity with the People of Peru (August 23, 2007)
  • Speech by Mr. Taro Aso, Foreign Minister of Japan (August 22, 2007)
  • Brasilia Ministerial Declaration and Programme of Action (August 22, 2007)
• January 2010: 4th Foreign Ministers' Meeting (held in Tokyo) adopted the “Tokyo Declaration.”
  • Fourth Foreign Ministers' Meeting of the Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation Tokyo Declaration (PDF)
  • Outline of the cooperation proposed by Japan's Foreign Minister Okada in the Fourth Foreign Minister's Meeting of FEALAC (English (PDF) ) (Spanish (PDF) )
  • Outline of the cooperation proposed by Japan's Foreign Minister Okada in the Fourth Foreign Minister's Meeting of FEALAC (Fact Sheet) (English (PDF) ) (Spanish (PDF) )
  • FEALAC Ministers' statement on the situation in Haiti (January 16, 2010)
  • Pamphlet (English (PDF) ) (Spanish (PDF) )
  • The 4th Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation (FEALAC) Foreign Ministers' Meeting (January 12, 2010)
• August 2011: 5th Foreign Ministers' Meeting (held in Argentina) adopted the “Buenos Aires Declaration.”
  • Statement by Mr. Ikuo Yamahana Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan On the occasion of the 5th Foreign Ministers' Meeting Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation (FEALAC) (August 25, 2011)
  • Follow-up on the cooperation announced by Japan's Former Foreign Minister Mr. Okada at the Fourth Foreign Ministers' Meeting of FEALAC (PDF)
• June 2013: 6th Foreign Ministers' Meeting (held in Indonesia) adopted the “Uluwatu Declaration.”
  • Attendance by Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Shunichi Suzuki at the Sixth Foreign Ministers' Meeting of the Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation (FEALAC) (June 14, 2013)
• August 2015: 7th Foreign Ministers' Meeting (held in Costa Rica) adopted the “San José Declaration.”
• August 2017: 8th Foreign Ministers' Meeting (held in South Korea) adopted the “Busan Declaration and approved the “New Action Plan.”
• November 2019: 9th Foreign Ministers' Meeting (held in the Dominican Republic) adopted the “Santo Domingo Declaration.”
• August 2025:10th Foreign Ministers' Meeting (held in Mongolia) adopted the “Ulaanbaatar Declaration.”

(Note) Currently, Mongolia and the Dominican Republic are serving as regional coordinators.

(2) Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM)

A total of 24 Senior Officials' Meetings have been held to date.

(3) Working Groups (WG)

At the 1st Foreign Ministers' Meeting, three Working Groups (WG) were established to discuss specific projects in line with the objectives of FEALAC.
At the 6th Foreign Ministers' Meeting, the working groups were reorganized, and currently, the following four working groups are active: (a) Working Group on Social and Political Cooperation, Sustainable Development, and Climate Change; (b) Working Group on Trade, Investment, Tourism, and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises; (c) Working Group on Culture, Youth, Gender, and Sports; and (d) Working Group on Science and Technology, Innovation, and Education. Japan has been co-chairing the Working Group on Science and Technology, Innovation, and Education since 2014.

1. In January 2010, Japan hosted the 4th FEALAC Foreign Ministers' Meeting and adopted the “Tokyo Declaration.”
2. Since 2014, Japan has served as co-chair of the Working Group on Science, Technology, Innovation, and Education.
3. With the aim of deepening understanding of common challenges facing Asia and Latin America and strengthening relations among FEALAC member countries, Japan has been inviting young leaders from FEALAC member countries almost every year since 2001, shortly after FEALAC was established.