During the last 28 and 29 January 2014 was held in Costa Rica the Third Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC).
As in other regional fora, CELAC concluded its meeting with a statement recognizing that peace is a supreme value of universal harmony and the Proclamation of Latin America and the Caribbean as a Zone of Peace.
Also the statement declares the commitment to nuclear disarmament and the banning of weapons of mass destruction globally, the peaceful settlement of disputes, to banish forever the use and threat of use of force is reaffirmed.
It is noteworthy that this event is of great importance for the region and in this regard drew more than 400 foreign correspondents, as well as heads of state and government of the majority of the 33 nations that make up the block.
Latin America was once again an example for the world to be a region of peace and advocating ideals of integration based on respect for pluralistic and heterogeneous identities and ideologies representing the member countries of the bloc.
The Third Summit was held in the town of Bethlehem, province of Heredia, about 15 miles west of San José, and was attended by 21 of the 33 presidents or heads of state of CELAC.