On April 16, 2015, the city of Montevideo, Uruguay, hosted the la XXVI Meeting of COSIPLAN-IIRSA National Coordinators, which was attended by delegations from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela, as well as by representatives of the UNASUR General Secretariat and IIRSA Technical Coordination Committee.

At the meeting, the progress made in the activities set forth in the Work Plan 2015 was presented and the next steps were defined:

Planning Methodologies

• Design of the Agua Negra Binational Tunnel Integration Territorial Program: Argentina and Chile began the design of this PTI in September 2014. This activity is scheduled to be completed so as to present the PTI at a binational workshop to be held in August 2015 in San Juan, Argentina.

• Application of the Disaster Risk Management Methodology to Project Group 5 of the Central Interoceanic Hub: Chile and Peru began the pilot implementation of this methodology in Project Group 5 of the Central Interoceanic Hub (an area of seismic silence), which is scheduled to be completed so as to present the results at a GTE meeting to be held in October 2015 in Lima, Peru.

Sectoral Integration Processes (PSIs)

• Course on Freight Transport and Logistics: Peru presented a proposal for the implementation of a guided virtual course entitled “Training Program in the Design and Management of Freight Transport and Logistics Policies,” developed within the framework of the COSIPLAN-IIRSA Work Plan in 2014.

• Workshop on South American Integration through Ports and Waterways: The workshop, coordinated by Brazil, is scheduled to be held on October 14 and 15 in Brasilia, Brazil.

• Meeting of the Executive Technical Group on Air Integration: The GTE meeting, coordinated by Brazil, is scheduled to be held on September 10 in Georgetown, Guyana.

• Incorporation of border integration into the COSIPLAN indicative territorial planning: Argentina presented a proposal that consists in designing a work methodology taking into account the tools developed by COSIPLAN to identify the “bilateral border regions.” The purpose is to characterize and analyze these regions and identify what interventions are needed at the infrastructure level to achieve an integral development of these territories.

• Trade Integration through Postal Services: The program of activities concerning exports and imports, to be conducted under the coordination of Brazil and Peru, was presented. In addition, activities are scheduled to enhance the correlations between the GTE actions and the projects and activities undertaken by the Universal Postal Union (UPU) and the Postal Union of the Americas, Spain and Portugal (UPAEP). The GTE meeting is scheduled for September 28 and 29 in Lima, Peru.