“Towards the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Alliance”

We, the Heads of State and Government of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – Peoples’ Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) gathered in Caracas, Venezuela, on April 24, 2024, to hold the 23rd Summit of the Alliance, within the framework of the International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace, as a mechanism for the defense and promotion of peace, respect of international law, always loyal to the emancipating ideology of the heroes and forefathers of Latin America and the Caribbean and to the will and unionist calling of the founding leaders of our Alliance, Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías and Fidel Castro Ruz.

Reaffirming our firm commitment to strengthening ALBA-TCP as a mechanism for union, dialogue and political coordination, based on the principles of solidarity, social justice, cooperation and economic complementarity, which allows us to better face the dangers and challenges arising from the complex world scenario, marked by the intensification of disrespect and the constant threat to peace, security, sovereignty and self-determination of nations.

Convinced of the need to reinforce the ALBA-TCP founding principles and values and in view of this context, the countries of the Alliance:

1. Adopt the 2030 ALBA-TCP Strategic Agenda, as a guiding and active document to face the years to come and comprehensively consolidate the Alliance, in a joint effort to strengthen the most important areas for the development and welfare of our peoples.

• Stress the importance of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) as a genuine mechanism for regional integration, dialogue and political consensus-building, in which ALBA-TCP must continue raising the voice of our peoples; in this regard, we congratulate the work of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at the head of CELAC last year and we support our sister Republic of Honduras, which assumed its Pro Tempore Presidency this year.
• Ratify the importance and our commitment to the defense of the “Proclamation of Latin America and the Caribbean as a Zone of Peace” which, 10 years after its approval at the Second CELAC Summit in Havana, Cuba, in January 2014, is still fully valid.
• Reaffirm our firm support for the permanent dialogue between the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, to reach a satisfactory solution between the Parties, as established in the Joint Declaration of Argyle of 2023, that any controversy between both States may be resolved within the framework of the International Law, including the Geneva Agreement of 1966, and the maintenance of the region as a Zone of Peace.
• Reiterate our commitment to the defense of national sovereignty without external interference; therefore, we reject the colonizing and interfering premises of the Monroe Doctrine, which, 200 years later, continue to be used to justify destabilizing and interventionist actions in Latin America and the Caribbean; we strongly condemn any effort to establish new forms of domination in the region and we demand the right to live in a continent free from imperial hegemony.
• Demand the immediate and unconditional lifting of the criminal – illegal and unfair – unilateral coercive measures imposed against the peoples and governments of Nicaragua and Venezuela, as they violate international law, human rights and the Charter of the United Nations and have a detrimental effect on the full economic and social development of both peoples and, therefore, of the region. We demand that the countries responsible for the imposition of such measures duly provide reparation and compensation to the affected countries and peoples.
• Support the just claim by Venezuela against the United States in rejection of the arbitrary decision to revert licenses that ease the operations in Venezuela in different areas of the productive sector, with the aim of extorting the Venezuelan government, seeking to influence the sovereign actions and decisions and interfere in its internal affairs.
• Ratify our strong condemnation of the genocidal and illegal economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the government of the United States of America against Cuba and we highlight the historic support of the Member States of the Alliance to the United Nations General Assembly Resolution “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States of America against Cuba”.
• Demand the exclusion of Cuba from the spurious and arbitrary unilateral list of countries allegedly sponsoring terrorism issued by the U.S. Department of State, which has a negative impact on all areas of Cuban society and on the welfare of its people by intensifying the criminal economic war and increasing the country’s difficulties to enter international trade, carry out financial operations and procure basic supplies.
• Repudiate the new demands for access to financing for the development of the peoples of the South, with the imposition of a Euro-centric perspective that does not take into account the vulnerabilities to the negative impacts of climate change, especially for Small Island Developing States.
• Reaffirm our just claim to European countries for reparations and compensation as a result of colonialism, the horrors of slavery, the transatlantic slave trade and the genocide perpetrated against native populations.

1. Reiterate our commitment to international efforts to put an end to colonialism in all its forms and manifestations, and, in this regard, we welcome the “Caribbean Regional Seminar on the Implementation of the Fourth International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism”, to be held in May 2024, in Caracas, Venezuela.

1. Reiterate the importance of international cooperation, including multilateral cooperation, to provide assistance to the most vulnerable States, Small Island Developing States (SIDS),landlocked developing States. We support the holding of the Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States, under the theme “Charting the Course Toward Resilient Prosperity”, to be held from 27 to 30 May 2024, in Antigua and Barbuda.
2. Demand the urgent need to coordinate mechanisms of effective cooperation and solidarity with the people of the sister Republic of Haiti in order to progress on the path towards long-lasting and peace and the sustainable development, always in full respect of its sovereignty and in rejection of the interventionist approach imposed by imperial interests.
3. Denounce the use of unconventional warfare strategies against democratically elected governments and leaders in the region including the use of politically-motivated and legally groundless judicial processes (lawfare).
4. Express our firmest rejection of the outrageous raid of the Mexican Embassy in Quito by the government of Ecuador, setting a dangerous precedent that threatens the peace and stability of our region and demand the restitution of the asylum status previously granted by the Mexican government to former Vice President Jorge Glas, in accordance with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and other rules of International Law.
5. Express our strongest repudiation and condemnation of the genocide committed by Israel in the Gaza Strip, supported and aided by the United States government, which has resulted in one of the worst humanitarian calamities of our times. In this sense, we approve the Special Communiqué on the situation in Palestine enclosed with this Declaration.
6. Welcome the electoral process in Venezuela, to be held on July 28, 2024, and ratify our respect for the right of each country to elect its authorities, without interventions of any kind that may undermine the integrity and transparency of its democratic process.
7. Welcome with satisfaction the important role of BRICS in the construction of a multipolar and pluri-centric world, which moves forward on the path of equity, justice and prosperity of the peoples. Likewise, we express our support to those ALBA-TCP member countries that have expressed their interest in adding their potentials to that bloc of emerging economies and we hope that a direct dialogue can be established between ALBA and BRICS, which will contribute to a more inclusive world political and economic balance.
8. Commemorate the Bicentennial of the Battles of Junín and Ayacucho, heroic deeds led by the Liberator Simón Bolívar that defeated the Spanish colonialism of the 19th century and expelled the royal armies from Our America after 300 years of conquest and domination. Two hundred years later, we recognize their historical significance and the legacy of unity, freedom, independence and equality that continues to resound as the reason and essence of the struggles of the peoples of Our America.
9. Welcome with enthusiasm the results of the debates developed at the Gathering for a World Social Alternative, held April 18-20, 2024, in Caracas, Venezuela, with the participation of organizations and social movements from around the world.
10. Welcome the appointment of the new ALBA-TCP Executive Secretary, Mr. Jorge Arreaza, and we entrust the Executive Secretariat with coordinating the execution of the 2030 Strategic Agenda, in its political, economic, social, cultural and communication horizons; encouraging an economic plan with the new regional financial architecture as its epicenter, through institutions such as the Bank of ALBA, the Petrocaribe Agreement and SUCRE as a key instrument.

Caracas, April 24, 2024