The EU-LAC Foundation in cooperation with the Senate of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, the Embassy of El Salvador in Berlin, and the GIGA Institute organise the next GIGA Distinguished Speaker Lecture in the framework of the Lateinamerika Herbst:
“Peace Agreements, Post-Conflict Society and Irregular Migration in El Salvador” with Hugo Martínez, Foreign Minister of the Republic of El Salvador, Representative of the CELAC Presidency Pro Tempore
In his lecture, his Excellency Hugo Martínez will commemorate the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Peace Agreements, which put an end to more than a decade of Civil War, as a central tool of building El Salvador’s tomorrow. He will provide insight into the latest initiative to foster a culture of peace – the so-called second generation of the Peace Agreements - in the context of regional development, economic progress, social inclusion and reconciliation.
Minister Martínez has always been a strong advocate for regional integration in Central America pushing to advance fundamental issues like democratic security, climate change, social inclusion, and the fight against poverty. Post-conflict societies such as El Salvador face enormous challenges of achieving sustainable peace. Irregular migration raises additional questions in relation to the societal cohesion. We will have the chance to discuss these vital matters and learn more of the current situation in Central America.
The lecture will start at 5 p.m.
Welcome
Katharina Fegebank (Second Mayor of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg)
Florencia Villanova de von Oehsen (Ambassador of El Salvador in Berlin)
Paola Amadei (Executive Director, EU-LAC Foundation)
Professor Patrick Köllner (GIGA Vice President)
Lecture
Hugo Martínez (Foreign Minister of the Republic of El Salvador)
Discussion followed by Q&A
Minister Hugo Martínez and Professor Detlef Nolte (Director of the GIGA Institute of Latin American Studies)
Reception
The lecture and discussion will be held in Spanish. Simultaneous translation Spanish-English and Spanish-German will be available.
We cordially invite you to register by 10 November 2017 following the link: https://www.giga-hamburg.de/de/event/lecture-by-foreign-minister-hugo-martinez-registration
Your registration will be followed by a formal invitation by the Senate of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg.