Segeplan Holds Second Sector Meeting with the Elected Team

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Guatemala City -AGN- On Monday, officials from the Secretariat of Planning and Programming of the Presidency -Segeplan-, accompanied by representatives from the Government Transition Commission and the Organization of American States -OAS-, presented the report on the Secretariat’s actions to representatives appointed by the elected authorities.

The Secretary of Planning and Programming, Keila Gramajo Vilchez led the sector meeting, which took place at the offices of Segeplan in Guatemala City. 

The purpose of the sector meetings is to exchange information on various topics of interest so that the elected authorities can start working with all the institutional information from day one. It also serves as a forum for resolving doubts for the team of elected authorities.

Secretary Gramajo highlighted the importance of continuing the country’s long-term development path. She explained that since the Secretariat operates with the Katún plan, the development plan is operationalized in the General Government Policy.

Autoridades de @Segeplan sostuvieron una reunión sectorial con representantes del binomio electo y el acompañamiento de la @OEA_oficial, con el fin de abordar los programas, estrategias y recursos que maneja la Secretaría para llevar un proceso de #TransiciónGT transparente y… pic.twitter.com/w5qLt9Mlur

— Canal De Gobierno (@CanalDeGob) October 30, 2023

Participants

Kevin López, Secretary of Social Communication of the Presidency, Keila Gramajo, Manuel Alonzo, Rita Elizondo, Marco Tulio Leonardo, and Franco Martínez represented the Executive Branch.

Diego Paz represented the Organization of American States -OEA- as an ambassador. Carlos Mendoza, Patricia Orantes, Ninotchka Matute, and René Girón attended on behalf of the elected authorities.

Topics 

During the meeting, authorities exchanged information about planning, programming, and investing for development, cooperation and partnerships, institutional strengthening, and other vital topics Segeplan addresses. 

Continuando con el proceso de #TransiciónGT, la secretaria de @Segeplan, @LuzKeilaVilchez, sostuvo una reunión sectorial con los representantes designados del gobierno electo y la #OEA para compartir los avances y proyectos de la institución. pic.twitter.com/nZ1Uy5P3IN

— Gobierno Guatemala (@GuatemalaGob) October 30, 2023

Second Meeting

Due to the volume of information, the representatives of the Government Transition Commission requested a second meeting to become more familiar with Segeplan’s information. Secretary Keila Gramajo Vílchez emphasized that the methodology established by the two delegations contemplates follow-up meetings to address the topics required by the elected commission and to conduct an organized and systematic meeting.