The Head of Colombia’s negotiating team, Javier Gamboa, said that progress was made in most of the negotiating groups that met during the week, particularly in financial services, cooperation, and trade and sustainable development.
Gamboa also said that for scheduling reasons, the groups of rules of origin and trade protection will meet at the next round.
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Organized by SELA and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), this forum will take place in Zhengzhou, China, on August 17 and 18, 2026. The event aims to enhance economic connectivity and foster shared prosperity through high-level strategic dialogue.
The bilateral investment instruments with both nations continue to provide robust legal certainty for investors and foster strategic projects, marking 24 and 9 years of entry into force, respectively.
Having surpassed two decades since the signing of the agreement, bilateral trade concluded 2025 with a total exchange of USD 6.801 billion.
