2019 Proceedings Report

About The Dialogue
Official Program
18 June 2019 19 June 2019
Day 1
Day 2
The inaugural Australia-Colombia
Dialogue (ACD) informally commenced
with a Dinner and Salsa night at Gaira
Café, a renowned traditional Colombian
restaurant owned by Colombian singer
and two-times Grammy Award winner,
Carlos Vives. This traditional welcome to
the country allowed the Australian
delegation to experience some of the
best Colombian cuisine and music.
Following the informal welcoming to the
country, on day two the Australian
delegation took part on a city tour. The
tour took the Australian delegation to the
historical centre where most of the
colonial architecture is still intact, and
where the Presidential Palace, the
Congress, the Supreme Court and the
iconic Bolivar Square are located.
This first part of the tour was
complemented by a guided visit to the
photo exhibition, The Witness: Memories
of the Colombian conflict in the lens and
voice of Jesús Abad Colorado. The visit
led by Jesús Abad himself, provided
a unique and touching opportunity to
see firsthand the resilience of the
Colombian people after more than five
decades of conflict.
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