The challenges at short and mid term of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) is one of the issues conforming today''s agenda of an international seminar being held in the capital.

Experts from Cuban research centers and a French university will debate today on integration in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Started yesterday, the three-day academic seminar discusses experiences, current status, prospects, and challenges of the many cooperation mechanisms in the region.

Experts from eight countries also discuss at the event, held at Havana's Hotel Nacional, the position of the United States toward Latin America and the Caribbean, and the most recent proposals for partnerships between different continents.