The President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro Moros, called upon the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) to forcefully resume the convening of Ministerial Councils, in order to promote unity in daily efforts and the ongoing achievements of the work carried out within this regional forum.

The Head of State issued this call to highlight the importance of reinstating these meetings, as Honduras has commendably done during its extraordinary presidency.

He congratulated President Xiomara Castro and the Honduran people for the leadership they have demonstrated in reactivating these formats to address key issues related to the economy, as well as health, education, science, and technology.

Moreover, the President emphasized that these Ministerial Councils must contribute experiences and ideas toward common action that progressively unites the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean.

“The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States must envision itself in the medium and long term, with the goal of building its institutional framework,” the Venezuelan Head of State said.

The Venezuelan dignitary recalled that Venezuela has proposed the establishment of a CELAC General Secretariat, which would be tasked with ensuring effective follow-up and the ability to convene meetings regularly, especially since the annual summit has persisted thanks to the bloc’s success in overcoming the offensive from the now-defunct Lima Group.

Regarding this former body, he noted: “The Lima Group was created to target Venezuela, but it crashed against the heroic and historic force of our people’s resistance.”

The President affirmed that CELAC must move forward toward the realization of new forms of communication and toward fostering the full articulation of its 33 member states.

Prensa Presidencial