Organization of Central American States 5618185 217043594 2008-06-04T11:01:26Z Kubkultur 7144365 m The '''Organization of Central American States''' ({{lang-es|Organización de Estados Centroamericanos}}, '''ODECA''') is a regional organisation, formed on [[October 14]], [[1951]] at a meeting in [[San Salvador]] to promote regional cooperation, integrity and unity in [[Central America]]. Countries that make up the confederation are [[Costa Rica]], [[El Salvador]], [[Guatemala]], [[Honduras]], and [[Nicaragua]]. The [[Charter]] of [[San Salvador]] was ratified by all the governments of [[Central America]], and on [[August 18]] [[1955]] the [[foreign minister]]s held their first meeting in [[Antigua Guatemala]]. There ensued the Declaration of Antigua Guatemala, which decreed that subordinate organizations should be formed under ODECA, to help establish systems of organization and procedure so there would be no restrictions to free intercourse, to economic cooperation, to better sanitary conditions for member nations, and to continued progress in the “integral union” of the Central American nations.<ref> {{ cite web | title= Central American Defense Council - Some Problems and Achievements | publisher=Lieutenant Colonel Laun C. Smith, JR. | accessdate=2006-05-22. | url= http://www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/airchronicles/aureview/1969/mar-apr/smithl.html }}</ref> This was followed by the creation of the [[Central American Common Market]] (MCCA), the [[Central American Bank for Economic Integration]] (BCIE), and [[the Secretariat for Central American Economic Integration]] (SIECA) in 1960. In 1973, ODECA was suspended and progress in regional integration came to a standstill. Some 20 years later, in 1993, a new integration framework, [[The Central American Integration System]] (SICA), came into existence. SICA is made up of three Community Organs, the [[Central American Court of Justice]] (CCJ), the [[Central American Parliament]] (PARLACEN), and the [[Secretariat General of the Central American Integration System]] (SG-SICA).<ref> {{ cite web | title= The EU's relations with Central America | publisher= The EU's Official Website | accessdate= 2006-06-19 | url=http://ec.europa.eu/comm/external_relations/ca/index.htm }} </ref> ==See also== * [[Central American Common Market]] * [[Central American Free Trade Agreement]] * [[History of Central America]] * [[Central American Parliament]] * [[Central American Court of Justice]] ==References== {{reflist}} <!-- Instructions for adding a footnote: Please use the same refernceing style. cut n paste the following code and fill the variables. <ref> {{ cite web | title= | publisher= | accessdate= | url= }} </ref> it Looks neat!Keep The Good Work .. happy editing :) Thankyou --> [[Category:Central America]] [[Category:International organizations]] [[Category:International organizations of the Americas]] [[Category:Foreign relations of Guatemala]] [[Category:Foreign relations of El Salvador]] [[Category:Foreign relations of Costa Rica]] [[Category:Foreign relations of Honduras]] [[Category:Foreign relations of Nicaragua]] {{CentralAm-stub}}