ALBA Nations Expand
Cooperation
MANAGUA - Venezuelan
ambassador to Managua
Sergio Rodriguez told
Prensa Latina the
construction of an oil
refinery in Nicaragua is
on schedule.
According to the
diplomat, a wide
cooperation program is
being developed within
the framework of
Petrocaribe. The
refinery project is on
schedule, Rodriguez
stated.
As part of the ALBA
(Bolivarian Alternative
for the Americas)
cooperation program, the
first shipment of
Nicaraguan heifers was
sent to Venezuela.
Another shipment is due
within the next few day.
Nicaragua is also
selling beef to
Venezuela's local state
markets known as Mercal.
Milk and chicken will
soon add to Nicaragua's
exports, he said.
Some 1,600 patients have
flown to Venezuela to
undergo eye surgery and
there are many other
health and cooperation
projects being
developed.
Rodriguez said
right-wing mass media is
objecting the ALBA
integration process in
an attempt to discredit
it. Most of such media
is acting as a lackey of
the US Empire, he
stated.
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