Ministers, Ambassadors, Delegates, Colleagues, it is a pleasure to be here with you to discuss the vibrant topic of “South-South and Triangular Cooperation”.

South-South Cooperation in its various modalities and denominations has been a long standing driving force in the ILO.  I recall my experience at the CINTEFOR, the Inter-American Centre for Knowledge Development in Vocational Training, based in Montevideo (Uruguay), in the 70’s, when we were working in connecting training institutions, sharing experiences and knowledge throughout Latin American countries.