Caracas, December 14, 2024 – During the 24th Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – Peoples’ Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP), Gerardo Torres Zelaya, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Honduras, commended the regional bloc’s efforts to work hand in hand with social movements.

In this regard, he affirmed that this is the path to follow, emphasizing the presence of these movements at the Summit and in all events aimed at defending the sovereignty of the peoples.

He stated that for Honduras, the integration of Latin America and the Caribbean is the only way to overcome poverty, asserting that cooperation among the peoples will make it possible to improve the region’s economy.

“When we talk about ALBA-TCP, we are talking about the need to confront those free trade agreements that create distortions negatively affecting the poorest,” he noted. He also highlighted the importance of combating the media war that seeks to make people believe that “public and common goods are bad terms. We believe that public goods are what unite us, and we believe that the common good, if it were truly important to the powers that threaten Venezuela today, would not be cast aside.”

Finally, he reiterated his nation’s unwavering commitment to the fight: “As soldiers and as citizens, we will defend Bolívar’s dream of a free, sovereign, and anti-imperialist Latin America.”