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Ibero-American Summit

Meeting for Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries

Map of the member states, associate observers and other states linked to the Ibero-American Summit (Ibero-American Conference), as of November 2026.…
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The Ibero-American Summit, formally the Ibero-American Conference of Heads of State and Governments (Spanish: Cumbres Iberoamericanas de Jefes de Estado y de Gobierno, Portuguese: Cimeiras (or Cúpulas) Ibero-Americanas de Chefes de Estado e de Governo), is a meeting of the heads of government and state of the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking nations of Europe and the Americas. Held every year from 1991, it has been held every two years since the 2014 summit in Veracruz. The permanent secretariat in preparation of the summits is the Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB).

Member states

The first summit, held in 1991 in Guadalajara, Mexico, was attended by the governments of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Spain, Uruguay and Venezuela. Andorra joined in 2004. Puerto Rico has participated on occasion, but as it is not a sovereign country it is not allowed to fully join the summits. Belize and East Timor have expressed their interest in joining the summits, although they have not been allowed to join for the moment.

Following a proposal made by the Colombian President Gustavo Petro, Sahrawi diplomat Mohamed Azrouk said that Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic will submit a request to join the Ibero-American Summit as an observer member.

Observers

The Consensus of San Salvador, adopted at the 17th summit in 2007, created two observer categories: associate observers, for states with linguistic and cultural affinities with Ibero-America, and consultative observers, for intergovernmental organisations. Admission to either category requires the unanimous agreement of the member states.

The associate observers are Italy and Belgium (approved in 2009), the Philippines, the Netherlands, Morocco and France (2010), Haiti (2012), Japan (2013), South Korea (2016), and Germany, Hungary and Luxembourg (2021). The consultative observers include ECLAC, the OECD, UNICEF and UN Women.