Latin American Integration Association
Latin American Integration Association
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| Administrative center | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||||
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| Type | Trade bloc | ||||||
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• Secretary General | Sergio Abreu | ||||||
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• Treaty of Montevideo | 12 August 1980 | ||||||
Website http://www.aladi.org/ | |||||||
The Latin American Integration Association / Asociación Latinoamericana de Integración / Associação Latino-Americana de Integração (LAIA / ALADI) is an international and regional scope organization. It was created on 12 August 1980 by the 1980 Montevideo Treaty, replacing the Latin American Free Trade Association (LAFTA/ALALC). Currently, it has 13 member countries, and any of the Latin American States may apply for accession.