Havana, January 31, 2025 – “Without a doubt, imperialism, in a new phase that is practically fascist, seeks to dominate by force, by imposition from the government in Washington. This is a reaction to the rise of a multipolar world, an attempt to regain power—power that is already irrecoverable. However, it resorts to the only tool left: imposition and force. That is why it is so crucial for Our America to bet on unity, to coordinate our policies—policies for the well-being and happiness of our peoples.”

These were the words of Jorge Arreaza, Executive Secretary of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – Peoples’ Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP), in an exclusive interview with Telesur this Friday from Havana, Cuba. He emphasized that, due to imperialist attacks, among other issues, the Alliance and the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, have convened an extraordinary summit of the regional bloc on Monday, February 3.

“Yesterday (January 30), President Maduro announced this special meeting, this extraordinary summit, not only to follow up on ALBA’s strategic agenda—an agenda as diverse as covering health, artificial intelligence, complementary trade, a single currency, and the opportunities of new technologies—but also to defend the rights of Latin American and Caribbean migrant populations, regional peace, and the sovereignty of our nations. These are efforts undertaken only by the governments and peoples within our Bolivarian Alliance today,” he asserted.

Arreaza stressed that it is difficult to find another integration mechanism capable of standing up and raising its voice against the imposition attempts of U.S. imperialism.

“In ALBA, where we truly represent sovereign peoples and governments, we come together, we unite our forces to face any challenge. In this case, the challenge is this new phase of imposition—or attempted imposition—from Washington,” he added.

Regarding the possibility of dialogue with the United States, Arreaza stated, “Dialogue with them—to have any effect in our Latin American and Caribbean region—must be based precisely on moral and ethical strength.”

Furthermore, the Executive Secretary advocated for continued efforts to strengthen complementarity among the Alliance’s member states, as well as to evaluate each nation’s economic and productive advantages to foster mutual cooperation.

In this regard, he mentioned that a technology development center for ALBA-TCP is set to be inaugurated in Venezuela this year. “With the strengths of Cuba, Venezuela, Bolivia, and Nicaragua, we will exchange capabilities to, for example, create infrastructure for artificial intelligence—an artificial intelligence rooted in ethical and moral values, solidarity, and respect for human beings,” he noted.

He reiterated that the era of multipolarity is not just emerging—it is already shaping history.

Additionally, Arreaza recalled that the Alliance recently established a cooperation agency that will seek financing—without conditions—worldwide, “to meet the needs of our peoples in areas such as health, education, production, housing, and social infrastructure.”

Finally, regarding the 6th International Conference for World Balance, held in Cuba from January 28 to 31, Jorge Arreaza described these gatherings as a great initiative of the Cuban Revolution. “Of course, we at the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America are fully engaged, working to ensure that these proposals go beyond ideas and materialize into concrete actions for the transformation of humanity,” he concluded.