Consultation on Latin America affairs
拉美政策磋商
In 2004, the Trilateral Cooperation Committee (foreign ministerial level) put forward the proposal of holding DG-level meetings on Latin American policies. In April 2006, the First Trilateral Director-General’s Consultation on Latin American Affairs was held in Beijing, and five rounds of consultations have already been held. The three countries conducted communication and exchanges on the situation in Latin America, their respective Latin American policies and relations with Latin American countries, and explored the possibility of trilateral cooperation in Latin America. The consultations played an important role in expanding mutual understanding, promoting mutual learning and increasing mutual trust in Latin American affairs, and contributed to the growth of trilateral relations and their communication and cooperation in international affairs.
2004年，中日韩三方合作委员会（外长级）提议举行三国拉美政策外交部门司局长会议。2006年4月，首次中日韩外交部拉美司司长磋商在中国北京举行。目前磋商已举行五次。三方重点就拉美地区形势、各自对拉美政策、与拉美国家关系等议题进行沟通和交流，并探讨三方在拉美开展合作的可能性。磋商为三方就拉美事务增进了解、相互借鉴、增信释疑起到了重要作用，有利于增进三方关系以及在国际事务中的沟通与合作。
Given the growing strength and international influence of Latin American countries as a whole, China, Japan and the ROK will follow Latin American affairs more closely and further enhance cooperation with Latin America in the political, economic, trade, cultural and other fields. It is the common need and aspiration of the three countries to maintain exchanges on Latin American affairs, and they will continue to strengthen the consultation mechanism.
随着拉美整体实力和国际影响力不断提升，中日韩三方对拉美事务将更加关注，同拉美国家在政治、经贸、人文等领域合作将进一步加强。继续就拉美事务开展交流是三方共同需要和愿望，三方将保持和加强这一机制。