In January 1983, the foreign ministers of Colombia, Mexico, Panama and Venezuela met on the island of Contadora, in Panama, to promote peace in Central America. The four countries became known as the Contadora Group.
Mexico also hosted bilateral talks between the United States and Nicaragua, “auspiciadas por nuestro país” (sponsored by our country), in the words of Mexico’s foreign ministry journal. Sources give different days for the first meeting on Contadora, from January 7 to January 9.