Caracas, July 10, 2024 – The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne, during his speech at the 10th Extraordinary Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – People’s Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP), virtually held, condemned the attempted coup d’état carried out by the right in the Plurinational State of Bolivia. […]
Caracas, July 10, 2024 – The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne, during his speech at the 10th Extraordinary Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – People’s Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP), virtually held, condemned the attempted coup d’état carried out by the right in the Plurinational State of Bolivia.
In this regard, he expressed his full support for the approved Declaration, condemning the inappropriate military actions in the highland country, while reiterating his country’s disagreement with any attempt to seize power through non-democratic means.
Likewise, Browne applauded the holding of this summit and described it as very important, as it allows addressing “the attempted coup in Bolivia as a threat to democracy stability in the region”.
In that sense, he reiterated his continuous support to the President of Bolivia, Luis Arce, and called on the Bolivian people to confront these “mafia acts and defend democracy”.
Furthermore, he highlighted Antigua and Barbuda’s commitment to the principles of ALBA-TCP, such as solidarity, cooperation, respect for the sovereignty of countries, and the protection of democratic traditions.
Finally, the Prime Minister took the opportunity to express his solidarity with Saint Vincent and Grenada for the lives lost and the damages caused by Hurricane Beryl.
Caracas, July 10, 2024.- During the 10th Extraordinary Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – People’s Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP), held virtually this Wednesday, the President of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, expressed his strong support for Bolivian President Luis Arce, following the coup attempt orchestrated two weeks ago by a group of […]
Caracas, July 10, 2024.- During the 10th Extraordinary Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – People’s Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP), held virtually this Wednesday, the President of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, expressed his strong support for Bolivian President Luis Arce, following the coup attempt orchestrated two weeks ago by a group of insurgent military personnel with economic interests in the nation and belonging to imperialism.
The Head of State strongly condemned this and all events that threaten democratic stability in Latin America.
During his speech, Díaz-Canel emphasized the importance of defending legitimate constitutional order and recalled the proclamation of Latin America and the Caribbean as a Zone of Peace, approved 10 years ago at the Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) in Havana.
He also emphasized the urgent need for unity and solidarity to confront the far-right and its advance on the continent, which, according to his words, seeks to destabilize governments of popular supportthrough manipulation and deceit.
He also warned that the rise to power of these figures will bring periods of repression, persecution of social leaders, implementation of neoliberal policies, and the surrender of natural resources, as has happened in other historical times.
In this sense, the Cuban President rejected any form of intervention in the internal affairs of the sovereign States of the bloc. He also urged support for progressive governments that are being attacked by oligarchies.
Caracas, July 10, 2024.- “Those who acted against the President of Bolivia, Luis Arce, not only acted against democracy, but they are also trying to destroy integrity and freedom”, stated the Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Ralph Gonsalves, during his speech at the 10th Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples […]
Caracas, July 10, 2024.- “Those who acted against the President of Bolivia, Luis Arce, not only acted against democracy, but they are also trying to destroy integrity and freedom”, stated the Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Ralph Gonsalves, during his speech at the 10th Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – People’s Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP).
During the video conference meeting held to denounce the attempted coup in Bolivia and reaffirm support for its government, Gonsalves expressed, “I congratulate the people of Bolivia for coming out to defend their elected President and their government. What happened in Bolivia tells us that progressive forces must be united”.
Likewise, he stated that the people who voted for Luis Arce deserve to be respected and emphasized that anyone who tries to disrespect this is undermining democracy and political authority.
Gonsalves reiterated that, “we denounce the attempted coup in Bolivia. When a group of personswith military strength force decides that they are going to use force against a democratically elected government, fundamentally, it is not only democracy they are undermining, but it is a disregard for the integrity and the freedom of men and women”.
On June 26th, the military forces of Bolivia attempted to stage a coup against the constitutional government of Arce, however, the mobilization of the people and the international community stopped the attack and democracy and the will of the majority were restored.
Regarding this event, the Alliance approved on July 10th at the 10th Summit of Heads of State and Government, the Draft Declaration of this meeting, through which it condemns the coup and reaffirms the will for peace in the region.
Caracas, July 10, 2024.- This Wednesday, the Heads of State and Government of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – People’s Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) held the 10th Extraordinary Summit of the regional bloc to denounce the attempted coup in Bolivia and reaffirm support for President Luis Arce’s government. Through a video conference, […]
Caracas, July 10, 2024.- This Wednesday, the Heads of State and Government of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – People’s Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) held the 10th Extraordinary Summit of the regional bloc to denounce the attempted coup in Bolivia and reaffirm support for President Luis Arce’s government.
Through a video conference, the Executive Secretary of the Alliance, Jorge Arreaza, read the Declaration of the extraordinary meeting, approved by the Heads of State of the member countries, regarding the attack against the constitutional government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia on June 26.
“We, the Heads of State and Government, representatives of the ALBA-TCP member countries, gathered on July 10, 2024, declare that last June 26, in the Plurinational State of Bolivia, military troops and artillery assault vehicles, under the command of the former Commander of the Army Gen. Juan José Zúñiga, together with the former Commanders of the Air Force Gen. Av. Marcelo Zegarra and of the Navy Con. Juan Arnez S, broke into the Plaza Murillo, seat of government in La Paz, with the purpose of staging a coup d’état and taking control of the government by force of arms, breaking the legitimate constitutional order”, the document approved reads.
In this regard, the Alliance made it clear its “firm rejection of any coup d’état or attempted coup d’état, in any form whatsoever, as they represent a threat to democracy, to the constitutional order, to peace and to the well-being of the people”.
ALBA also condemned the position of the President of the Argentine Republic, Javier Milei, who “continues with his aggressions against the Government and people of Bolivia.”
On the other hand, the bloc expressed unwavering commitment to the self-determination and sovereignty of Bolivia and affirmed that it is a nation of peace, “, in which we are committed to eradicate forever the use or threat of the use of force”, Jorge Arreaza read during his speech at the summit.
Here are the points approved in the Declaration of the 10th Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of ALBA-TCP:
Reaffirm our commitment and unrestricted support for the constitutional and legitimate government of the President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Luis Arce Catacora.
Congratulate President Luis Arce and his people who, in a few hours, defeated the coup plans.
Reaffirm that Latin America and the Caribbean is a Zone of Peace, in which we are committed to eradicate forever the use or threat of the use of force and where States promote integration and cooperation processes and friendly relations, in order to guarantee the greatest possible stability and development.
Demand to the Government of President Milei to immediately cease the harassment and the aggression against the legitimate Government of Bolivia, as well as offenses against other ALBA-TCP countries. We call the world’s attention to the fact that the Argentine President deploys a policy with imperialist leanings towards progressive and leftist governments, which only encourage hatred, polarization and destabilization of dignified and sovereign peoples.
Denounce that within the framework of the hybrid war, a brutal media and social network war, a systematic harassment, economic blockade and diverse forms of political aggression are being deployed, aimed at discrediting the government of President Arce and creating the conditions for a larger scale intervention and the shortening of his constitutional term in office.
Express the greatest solidarity with President Luis Arce and other public servants of his government, who are being subjected to a smear campaign by right-wing political sectors.
Urge the Ambassadors of the ALBA-TCP member countries around the world to develop a campaign of information and dissemination of the truth about what is happening in the Plurinational State of Bolivia and the threats it faces.
Call upon social movements, workers, students, peasants, indigenous peoples and intellectuals to continue to be vigilant in order to inform the whole world about the dangers that threaten the constitutional order and the democracy of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, together in solid unity, which is fundamental for the preservation and progress of the social changes of that beloved nation, and also, for the unity and defense of Our America.
Confirm our regional commitment to the defense of the sovereignty on the strategic resources existing in our territories, a reason for the ambition of foreign interests alien to our regional reality and perpetrators of subversive destabilization campaigns and coups d’état.
Reaffirm that ALBA-TCP will continue to promote the defense of the strategic resources existing in Our America from the voracious intentions of foreign forces, as well as the promotion of unity, integration, solidarity and peaceful coexistence, as an expression of the Latin American and Caribbean ideal and commitment to the construction of a region and a world of peace, as a fundamental basis for consolidating sustainable development and harmonious relations among peoples.
ALBA voices
During the summit, the representation of Nicaragua affirmed, on behalf of the people and the Government, that it defends the tranquility, security, peace, and democracy of Latin America, Central America, and the Caribbean.
“We denounce the maneuvers and military movements taking place in Bolivia, in an attempt to intimidate the efforts of the people of that brother country to transcend and advance in their own paths, according to their own democratic models”.
Furthermore, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Grenada, Joseph Andall, reiterated the full support of his people and government for President Luis Arce and for the Bolivians who defend peace and democracy.
“Our keyword must be vigilance, the mobilization of the people must be constantly present in all our political actions (…) we denounce the attempted coup in Bolivia, we consider it a frontal attack on democracy”, he added.
Similarly, the ambassador of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Norgen Wilson, expressed his support for the constitutionally elected government of Arce and called for unity throughout the region to prevent violence.
He stated that having defeated the attempted coup in Bolivia, “is not only a victory for Bolivia, it is a victory for all our brothers and sisters within ALBA, it is a victory for democracy”, Wilson highlighted.
Finally, the Minister of Finance of Dominica, Irving McIntyre, also expressed solidarity with the people of Bolivia and acknowledged the challenges faced by the democratically elected government since 2020, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dominica expressed full support for the summit declaration and expressed its gratitude to the organization of this important meeting to share and promote solidarity.
Caracas, July 2, 2024.- This Tuesday, a meeting was held in the capital of Venezuela for the creation of the Development Cooperation Agency of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – People’s Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP), including video conferencing for those countries that could not attend in person due to the impact of […]
Caracas, July 2, 2024.- This Tuesday, a meeting was held in the capital of Venezuela for the creation of the Development Cooperation Agency of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – People’s Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP), including video conferencing for those countries that could not attend in person due to the impact of Hurricane Beryl in the Caribbean.
During his welcoming remarks at La Casona Cultural Aquiles Nazoa, the Executive Secretary of the Alliance, Jorge Arreaza, highlighted the importance – in light of climate change and its consequences – of mobilizing resources for cooperation from the member countries of the regional bloc and other international organizations. “Our Alliance, as President Miguel Díaz-Canel (Cuba) says, has the most humane achievements that can exist in any union mechanism. The number of people who have had eye surgeries, the number of doctors trained, the number of literate individuals, those assisted during disasters, and this has been done over almost 20 years and it is time for that cooperation to take on an organic, institutional form”, he emphasized.
In this regard, he stated that the creation of the Development Cooperation Agency of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America rules out the generation of new bureaucracy, but rather is a fundamental body to promote integration and humanitarian aid in a real and direct manner, “using the capacities we already have, such as the Bank of ALBA”
He reiterated that it is necessary to take advantage of the Bank of ALBA and a “bank of projects of different scales” in order to address natural emergencies and contingencies that may arise due to environmental disorder.
Arreaza explained that once the agency is established, the Executive Secretary and the Bank of ALBA would be responsible for the operation of this cooperation body: receiving projects, estimates, among other duties.
Finally, the Executive Secretary indicated that the ALBA-TCP Development Cooperation Agency is essential for the liberation of our peoples.
Bank of ALBA: optimization of funds
The President of the Bank of ALBA, Raúl Li Causi, stated that “the ALBA-TCP Development Cooperation Agency is the tool that our leaders have put at the service of the people, of the countries in the bloc, with a focus on the development and implementation of the 2030 ALBA-TCP Strategic Agenda.
Li Causi explained that this includes planning and optimization of funds, support to the Executive Secretariat in fundraising, coordination of humanitarian aids, and technical assistance for project formulation.
He mentioned that the Agency can rely on the Bank of ALBA for fiduciary management of funds, resources, and assets related to cooperation for the benefit of the region.
Li Causi detailed that the Bank of ALBA is willing to finance projects focused on renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, natural resource management, infrastructure, health, technology, digital communication, tourism, among others.
He added that funds can be raised from international organizations such as the United Nations, which has specialized agencies, UNICEF, the World Health Organization (WHO), cooperation agencies, the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, and the private sector.
ALBA: example of cooperation
Additionally, the Foreign Minister of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Yván Gil, emphasized that in order to achieve the 2030 ALBA Agenda, it is a priority to establish the ALBA-TCP Development Cooperation Agency.
“Today we would like, first and foremost, to reaffirm ALBA as the regional political space that has made the most progress in cooperation for development, compared to any global experience”, Gil stated.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Venezuela is confident that the Agency is capable of attracting resources from major international actors such as China, Russia, and Turkiye.
To conclude, the Vice President for Planning of the Bolivarian country, Ricardo Menéndez, stated that historic times are coming, which is why he considers this Agency to be a cornerstone for facing the challenges of the future and “generating antidotes against the aggressions that our peoples have suffered”.
He affirmed that the ALBA-TCP Development Cooperation Agency is the driving force to create logistics that allow us to face the consequences of climate change, help peoples affected by hurricanes or other natural disasters; but also to define agendas that can provide solutions to all humanitarian issues.
Tegucigalpa, June 29, 2024 – The Honduran president recalled this Friday the coup d’état against then-president Manuel Zelaya. 15 years after that unconstitutional event, she highlighted how the popular resistance took to the streets. During the CELAC Social meeting, President Xiomara Castro emphasized the struggle that her people have waged and called on not forgetting […]
Tegucigalpa, June 29, 2024 – The Honduran president recalled this Friday the coup d’état against then-president Manuel Zelaya. 15 years after that unconstitutional event, she highlighted how the popular resistance took to the streets.
During the CELAC Social meeting, President Xiomara Castro emphasized the struggle that her people have waged and called on not forgetting that “we are resistance”.
“Fifteen years ago, they prevented the consultation of the fourth ballot box with a coup d’état. It is impossible to forget that while the military raided our home and kidnapped President Manuel Zelaya using brutal force of arms, a group of treacherous judges and lawmakers imposed a dictator who repressed and murdered our people and looted the state coffers”, she recalled.
At the same time, Castro referred to the response of the people who “with popular resistance” took to the streets. “They chased us, surrounded us at the Brazilian embassy. They subjected us to torture. We suffered repression, exile, but we started a revolutionary process that has brought us here today: victorious and determined to achieve new victories”, she said.
She also stressed that “the PartidoLibre, the revolutionary vanguard of the Honduran people, is the hope for this process of re-establishment of the nation,” and at the same time recalled that “the Fourth Ballot Box was an unprecedented democratic, popular exercise that served as an excuse for coup-mongering and imperialism to carry out the worst crime against humanity in our history.”
“They imposed a narco-dictatorship on us, looting through public-private partnerships: draconian contracts and privatizations. That dictatorship killed, assassinated, and plundered public resources. They abandoned healthcare, education, security, and surrendered to the arms of capital that impoverished our nation”, she pointed out.
“Greed and indifference prevailed even during the pandemic and hurricanes Eta and Iota. They sold and privatized our territory with concessions that were nothing more than a private fiefdom to be exploited by economic groups at the expense of national sovereignty,” she added.
To confront that reality, the government of Xiomara Castro responded with “dignity and transparency in the face of corruption, dispossession, and looting by the coup plotter right,” she expressed.
“In the prosecution of corrupt individuals and seizures, I restored respect to the public function of the State, I ordered public finances, and today the single treasury account of the State allows us to have our accounts up to date”, Castro emphasized.
In addition to those series of actions, the president highlighted the halt of the privatization of the national electric company and the gradual restoration of rights for the working classes, underlining public enterprises and directly combating crime and corruption as victories of her term.
From the platform and “surrounded by the International Community, the blood of Honduran martyrs, as well as the resistance of the Partido Libre“, the Honduran president greeted “those who dared to impose truth in a world dominated by media manipulation” and recently released Julian Assange.
On the other hand, she said: “I condemn the genocide against the Palestinian people. I condemn the 60 years of blockade against the people of Cuba, the blockade against our brotherly people in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and Nicaragua. I appreciate the message of support from President Nicolás Maduro,” she asserted.
Caracas, June 28, 2024.- The President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro Moros, reaffirmed the firm commitment of brotherhood with the Honduran people and with the process of change led by President Xiomara Castro. “From Venezuela, I want to send our love, solidarity, and firm commitment of the Bolivarian Revolution, the people of […]
Caracas, June 28, 2024.- The President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro Moros, reaffirmed the firm commitment of brotherhood with the Honduran people and with the process of change led by President Xiomara Castro.
“From Venezuela, I want to send our love, solidarity, and firm commitment of the Bolivarian Revolution, the people of Simón Bolívar, the people of Hugo Chávez to the process of change of the Honduran people, to President Xiomara Castro,” he expressed.
The message from the Venezuelan President was presented by Manuel Zelaya during the second edition of the forum of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, CELAC Social 2024, in the context of the 15th anniversary of the coup d’état in Honduras during the mandate of former President Manuel (Mel) Zelaya.
“That June 28th, 2009, when a criminal blow tried to kill President Mel Zelaya and snatched democracy and the rights of the Honduran people”, President Maduro said, detailing that during his time as Foreign Minister, he was instructed to rescue the former Honduran president.
“Commander Hugo Chávez told me: Send the Vice Minister for Latin America, Commander Francisco Arias Cárdenas, with a plane immediately to Costa Rica to rescue Mel Zelaya. And I did it (…) -Zelaya- was in the middle of a press conference, Commander Arias Cárdenas appeared and rescued him because he was kidnapped, almost killed, and taken out in a criminal way, kidnapped from his own country” he emphasized.
He also praised the rebellious and courageous character of Zelaya, who “boarded the plane from Venezuela, the ALBA plane -Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People’s Trade Treaty- and went to Nicaragua and that’s where this whole process began: Presidential meetings, we went to the OAS-Organization of American States-, we went to the UN-United Nations-“, while praising the resistance of the Honduran people against the dictatorship imposed.
“The popular resistance in the streets for days, weeks, months, I believe it is the most exemplary and longest popular resistance movement known against a dictatorship in the history of Latin America and the Caribbean” he highlighted.
The Venezuelan Head of State detailed the path that the Honduran people went through until reaching “the candidacy of Comrade Xiomara Castro, the fraud against Xiomara and against the resistance, and then the victory, that victory that always belonged to the people of Honduras” he added.
Tegucigalpa, June 28, 2024 – The Executive Secretary of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – People’s Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP), Jorge Arreaza, in the context of the commemorative events of the 15th anniversary of the coup d’état in Honduras, expressed the bloc’s pride towards the Honduran people. “Honduras has proven to be […]
Tegucigalpa, June 28, 2024 – The Executive Secretary of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – People’s Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP), Jorge Arreaza, in the context of the commemorative events of the 15th anniversary of the coup d’état in Honduras, expressed the bloc’s pride towards the Honduran people.
“Honduras has proven to be ALBA people, a people descended from Francisco Morazán, Simón Bolívar, and José Martí”, Arreaza stated from Vicente Cáceres Central Institute.
Regarding accusations from the right-wing Honduran press that the Bolivarian nation was using the São Paulo Forum “to impose a guide on Honduras to make it like Cuba or Venezuela”, he responded that “in the left, in progressive and revolutionary movements, there are no recipes, no manuals. The recipes come from the International Monetary Fund, the recipes come from NATO, the recipes are those imposed by imperialism”.
In that sense, he assured that the Alliance seeks “freedom, the liberation of our peoples, and we share solidarity, we always support and help each other. We have only come to propose that each country should build its own process and its own path”.
Arreaza emphasized that “in the left, we feel the needs of the people, we seek solutions for education for everyone, for healthcare for everyone, for food, for housing. What we are seeking is happiness as the Liberator Simón Bolívar said, trying to build each one from their territory, with their own consciousness and ethics, and that the government system provides the greatest possible sum of happiness to the peoples”.
Furthermore, former President Manuel Zelaya affirmed that the actions of reclaiming and conquering the rights of the people provoke the reaction of the empire and its organizations.
Meanwhile, the president of Honduras, Xiomara Castro, reaffirmed her gratitude to the countries that “dared to expose the truth in a world dominated by media manipulation”, while also speaking out against the economic blockade imposed by imperialism on Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua.
Caracas, June 28, 2024.- “Today is a day to celebrate the resilience of the people of Honduras and Latin America”, expressed the Venezuelan Head of State and Government, Nicolás Maduro Moros, during a message sent to the second edition of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) Social Forum 2024. In this message, […]
Caracas, June 28, 2024.- “Today is a day to celebrate the resilience of the people of Honduras and Latin America”, expressed the Venezuelan Head of State and Government, Nicolás Maduro Moros, during a message sent to the second edition of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) Social Forum 2024.
In this message, President Maduro also praised the courage of the Bolivian people, who took to the streets to support President Luis Arce, who maintained an exemplary and brave attitude.
“Just a few hours ago, there was an attempted coup in Bolivia. Who were the promoters? Who financed them? From Venezuela, we have no doubt: always the same ones, but there the Bolivian people went to the streets,” he asserted.
The Venezuelan dignitary detailed that the first thing his Bolivian counterpart did was to call the social leader, Evo Morales, to warn him, and that despite the “political differences that have existed in recent months between both Bolivian leaders”, the first thing he did was grab a phone and call his comrade Evo Morales to say: take care, Evo, take care of yourself. Great kindness and courage from President Lucho Arce.
“By phone, I told President Lucho Arce: Our experience is that only the people save the people in the streets. And after ten minutes we spoke, I saw him on Telesur, Telesur: the same one that fought against the dictatorship in Honduras, against Roberto Micheletti, against Goriletti”, he emphasized, reiterating his greetings to the Bolivian people for defeating, “in record time, the attempt of a fascist coup. No more coups in Latin America,” he concluded.
At the end of the message, he added that the Venezuelan nation is preparing for “the great victory on July 28 and we will give this victory to the peoples of ALBA (Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of America), to the peoples of CELAC (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States), and to you, brothers and sisters of Honduras, President Xiomara, here we are, your brothers in Venezuela.”
Tegucigalpa, June 27, 2024.- Amidst the current political situation in Latin America and the Caribbean, the advancement of right-wing forces has become a matter of concern for progressive leaders. Therefore, this Thursday, the panel discussion “Rise of the far-right and new right-wing movements” was held as part of the CELAC Social meeting in Honduras. The […]
Tegucigalpa, June 27, 2024.- Amidst the current political situation in Latin America and the Caribbean, the advancement of right-wing forces has become a matter of concern for progressive leaders. Therefore, this Thursday, the panel discussion “Rise of the far-right and new right-wing movements” was held as part of the CELAC Social meeting in Honduras. The event featured important personalities and authorities from the region.
Gilberto Ríos, moderator of the panel discussion and representative of the Partido Libre of Honduras, recalled the attempted coup in Bolivia carried out on Wednesday by military forces.
“Military tanks were seen surrounding Plaza Murillo in La Paz, where the Executive and Legislative branches are located, an episode reminiscent of what happened previously with Evo Morales and the chaos and destabilization instigated by extremist factors in Venezuela in recent years.”
In this regard, Jorge Arreaza, Executive Secretary of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – People’s Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP), emphasized the urgent need for unity to counteract the expansion of neoliberal policies by satellite governments of the United States, such as Javier Milei’s administration in Argentina.
Arreaza pointed out the importance of cooperation among countries in the region, highlighting that division only benefits conservative forces.
In his speech, he called on progressive and revolutionary leaders to unite under a common stand. “We have to stand to the south and to the left”, he stressed.
“We cannot allow internal differences to divide us and hand over our resources to imperialism”, he warned.
The Executive Secretary also referred to the crucial role played by social movements and citizens in this context. He emphasized that unity must be strengthened from the people’s grassroots, referencing historical movements and emblematic figures such as Bolívar, San Martín, and Fidel Castro, who advocated for regional integration.
“The project goes beyond individual differences and the day will come when all countries in the region are truly progressive,” Arreaza affirmed.
He reiterated that, without a doubt, China, Russia, Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, and countries in Africa are making progress in their own revolutions, aligning them into a single block, the global south.
“The BRICS are a fundamental alternative to this historical moment; they want to de-dollarize the economy, seek balance in a multipolar world. Hopefully one day Venezuela, Mexico, or Peron Argentina will join the BRICS.”
