ALBA

Ambassadors of the member countries of the Bolivarian Alternative for the People of our Americas (ALBA) expressed their support to Venezuela  in the struggle to defend peace, the homeland and independence.»

The Bolivarian Alliance for the People of our Americas (ALBA) rejected recent interfering statements by US State Secretary John Kerry in relation to the option of imposing unilateral sanctions on Venezuela.»

Venezuela will host the extraordinary session of the Political Council of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA), in order to analyze the situation in Syria on September 7th, officials said Monday.»

Machado Ventura highlights futuresa advantages of the creation of an economic area that links ALBA, Petrocaribe and Mercosur.»

The Latin American dignity is our shield, and strength is unity, the vice president of the Councils of State and Ministers of Cuba, Jose Ramon Machado Ventura, said in this capital.»

Bolivia reiterated Tuesday its condemnation at the United Nations of the latest attack by some European governments against President Evo Morales, an outrage condemned by several governments and international organizations the world over.»

Venezuelan intellectual Luis Britto is one of the five members of the international jury for the ALBA Literature and Arts Award, whose winners will be announced on January 30.»

A fiber-optic cable that links Cuba, Venezuela and Jamaica is up and running since August 2012, being used initially for voice traffic, the Cuban Telecommunications Company ETECSA S.A. said on Wednesday.»

In a further effort to strengthen regional integration, the countries with the Bolivarian Alliance of the Peoples of Our Americas are holding their First Meeting on Economic, Production and Commercial Complementarity, in Caracas, Venezuela.»

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro said that the member countries of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Peoples of the Americas (ALBA) will require the immediate cessation of the U.S. blockade against Cuba in the Summit of the Americas, to be held in the city of Cartagenas, in Colombia.»