ALBA Summit Celebrates
Regional Integration Progress
CARACAS - As Latin America celebrates the
bicentennial of the beginning of its fight
for independence, the eight member nations
of the Bolivarian Alliance for America
(ALBA) on Monday vowed to further promote
political, economic and social integration.
Heads of state and government of ALBA
countries gathered on Monday in Caracas for
their fourth summit to analyze progress
achieved since the organization was founded
in 2004.
The Latin American and Caribbean region
reached elevated levels of economic
cooperation, social advance and political
association said the leaders in a statement.
Regional integration and unity should
continue, as it is the way led by Latin
America's independence leader Simon Bolivar,
said Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
The summiteers also included Cuban leader
Raul Castro, Bolivian President Evo Morales,
Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa and
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega.
ALBA member countries are Antigua and
Barbuda, Bolivia, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador,
Nicaragua, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,
and Venezuela. The group has a total
population of nearly 70 million and a total
GDP of over 636 billion U.S. dollars.
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