On March 5, 2020, the Costa Rica Support and Promotion Office (OSPCR) and the Multilateral Chamber of Commerce and Cooperation Israel Ibero-America (now the Israel Ibero-America Chamber of Commerce) organized a meeting between H.E. Mr. Jordi Gallardo, Minister of Economy of the Principality of Andorra, and congressmen and congresswomen of the National Liberation Party and the National Restoration Party in the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica. The meeting took place on the occasion of the first official visit of the Government of Andorra to the Republic of Costa Rica.
Parliamentary dialogue between Andorra and Costa Rica
At the meeting, the similarities between the democratic systems of the Republic of Costa Rica and the Principality of Andorra were highlighted, and ways to strengthen relations between both countries at the parliamentary level were discussed.
The Legislative Assembly is Costa Rica’s unicameral Parliament and is made up of 57 members. In Andorra, legislative power lies with the General Council (Consell General), its unicameral Parliament.
Costa Rican congressmen and congresswomen who took part in the meeting
The National Liberation Party was represented by H.E. Congresswoman Ana Karine Niño. The following Honorable congressmen and congresswomen attended on behalf of the National Restoration Party:
- Carlos Luis Avendaño Calvo
- Eduardo Newton Cruickshank Smith
- Floria María Segreda Sagot
- Giovanni Alberto Gómez Obando
- Melvin Ángel Núñez Piña
- Mileidy Alvarado Arias
- Xiomara Priscilla Rodríguez Hernández
The Concert for Peace, the origin of Andorra’s visit
The Andorran Minister’s visit to Costa Rica took place thanks to the third edition of the Concert for Peace, an event that the OSPCR organizes year after year in Jerusalem to commemorate the abolition of the Costa Rican army and, at the same time, to showcase Costa Rica through its culture.
Article 12 of the Political Constitution of Costa Rica proscribes the army as a permanent institution.
The Chamber, Andorra and Costa Rica
The Chamber is a private, international, non-profit organization, founded in Israel in 2019 and registered in Florida (USA). It works in foreign trade, training and cooperation between Israel and 22 Ibero-American countries, Andorra and the United States. More information is available in the Costa Rica country profile, the Andorra country profile and the Concert for Peace page.
