Forty-first Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting - Twenty-first Committee for Environmental Protection Meeting
Buenos Aires, Argentina
13 May 2018 - 18 May 2018
The 41st Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM XLI) was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from May 16th to 18th, 2018. The meeting was chaired by Ambassador María Teresa Kralikas, from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship of Argentina. The 21st Meeting of the Committee for Environmental Protection (CEP) was held from May 13th to 15th, 2018 and was chaired by Mr. Ewan McIvor (Australia). The meetings, which took place at the Palacio San Martín, were organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship of Argentina and very efficiently assisted by the Antarctic Treaty Secretariat. Participants from 53 Antarctic Treaty Parties, observers and experts from international organizations were invited to attend the annual Meeting. Ambassador Jorge Faurie, Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Argentina officially opened the ATCM 41 on May 16th, 2018 and offered a welcoming reception at the Palacio San Martín, where he was accompanied by other government authorities
