Venezuela highlights its role as Central Authority in Mexico at a meeting on child protection

The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela was part of the opening ceremony of the Latin American Meeting of Central Authorities and Judges of the International Network of Judges of The Hague on the HCCH Conventions of 1980 and 1996, a high-level meeting that takes place in the city of Toluca, Mexico, from September 30 to October 2, with the participation of 18 countries.

 

At this important multilateral event, the Venezuelan State reaffirms the actions of the Office of Consular Relations of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Trade as the Central Authority of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela for the execution of international agreements aimed at guaranteeing the comprehensive protection of children, coordinating international restitution and preventing cross-border abduction.

 

The Venezuelan delegation had outstanding technical and institutional representation in both modalities of participation: In the face-to-face modality, Mirley Torrez, director of the Foreign Consular Service, and Mónica Díaz, coordinator of International Legal Cooperation, are in Toluca , while in the virtual modality, Marco Magallanes, director general of the Office of Consular Relations, participate in the deliberations , and Judge Anabel Hernández, a member of the International Network of Judges in The Hague.

 

With this participation, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela reaffirms its commitment to strengthening international legal cooperation and the defense of the fundamental rights of children at the regional level.

Mazo News Team/MPPRE