Speaking during the debate on 10 December 2012, the European Parliament's negotiator on the agreement, Portuguese centre-right MEP MarioDavid said it showed there was a "genuine and indisputable" commitment by the Peruvian and Colombian governments to improving the welfare of their countries.
Among the changes was opening to the public the Hall of Governors, which contains portraits of all the state's chief executives except Mario Cuomo, Eliot Spitzer and David A. Paterson.