The CIAT Executive Council met on March 9 and 10, 2017 to analyze and evaluate the draft 2017-2018 Annual Operational Plan and its Budget, which will be submitted for approval by the CIAT General Assembly to be held in Asuncion, Paraguay, next April.

The Council also considered the execution of the current budget, the financial statements through December 30, 2016 and the audited financial statements through June 30, 2016.

The Councilors of Argentina, Aruba, Colombia, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Spain and the United States participated in the meeting.