Summary

Memorandum Opinion & Order

Perimetral Oriental de Bogotá (POB) obtained an arbitral award against Agencia Nacional de Infraestructura (ANI) and the Republic of Colombia from a tribunal seated in Bogotá, Colombia. ANI asked the Colombian Council of State to set the award aside, and POB then petitioned this Court to confirm and enforce the award. Council of State Denial of Suspension Request. ANI moved to dismiss POB's petition for lack of personal jurisdiction, but it did not claim immunity from suit or challenge service of process under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA). ANI reserved the right to present merits defenses to enforcement of the award under Article V of the New York Convention in the event the Court denied its motion. In August 2026, the Court denied ANI's motion and ordered ANI and POB to jointly file a status report proposing a schedule for further proceedings.