Maduro receives leaders participating in the ALBA-TCP Summit

The President of Cuba is in Venezuela to attend the ALBA-TCP summit (+photos+post)

The Venezuelan Chancellor receives the authorities of Saint Lucia and Granada (+ photo)

The President of Bolivia arrives in Venezuela to attend the summit of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Peoples of Latin America and the Technical Cooperation Program (+photos)

ALBA-TCP is active despite failed attempts

The President of Bolivia leaves to attend the ALBA-TCP summit in Venezuela

The President of Venezuela highlights the Bolivarian alternative for the peoples of Latin America – technical cooperation as a federal community

With similar honors, the rulers arrived one after another at the Miraflores Palace, the seat of government, where this major event is being held, in the presence of delegations from all member states of the Regional Integration Mechanism.

In addition to host Nicolas Maduro, his Cuban counterpart Miguel Díaz-Canel is attending; From Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega; And from the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Luis Arce.

Also attending are the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne; From Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Ralph Gonsalves; from Dominica, Roosevelt Skerritt; Saint Lucia, Philip J. Pierre; Grenada Counselor Joseph Andale; and St. Kitts and Nevis Ambassador to Caracas Norgen Wilson.

Last week, the Regional Bloc's Executive Secretary, Jorge Arreaza, announced the holding of the 23rd Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Social Alternative for the Peoples of Latin America, during the celebration of the Meeting for a Global Social Alternative, which was attended by 300 delegates from 60 countries. countries.

The summit event expects the discussion and approval of the 2030 Strategic Plan, which Ariza announced to delegates at that meeting, and which has five horizons: economic, political, social, cultural and communication.

This includes attention to priorities such as strengthening food security and food sovereignty, strengthening regional disaster resilience, encouraging tourism alliances, expanding Alba Bank, revitalizing Petrocaribe, and coordinating education and education policies. Health, among others.

The meeting is being held in the context of the International Day for Multilateralism and Peace Diplomacy, in order to emphasize the values ​​of multilateral diplomacy and highlight the role that the integration bloc plays in promoting peace, stability and development in the region.

Ultimately, the Declaration of the 23rd Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Peoples of Latin America – Technical Cooperation and the Strategic Plan for 2030 is scheduled to be adopted, according to the official agenda.

The ALBA-TCP emerged on December 14, 2014 at the initiative of leaders Fidel Castro (1926-2016) and Hugo Chavez (1954-2013) and consists of Venezuela, Cuba, Bolivia, Nicaragua, Dominica, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Louis. Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Grenada, and Saint Lucia.

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