“We joyfully celebrate 19 years of ALBA-TCP, a mechanism of emancipatory nature and a space recognized for promoting peace, unity, solidarity and cooperation,” the President stated in his X account.
In his message, Díaz-Canel expressed the commitment of this organization, founded at the initiative of the leaders of Cuba and Venezuela, Fidel Castro and Hugo Chávez, respectively, to continue working for the well-being and integration of the people.
“We joyfully celebrate 19 years of @ALBATCP, a mechanism of an emancipatory nature, a space recognized for promoting peace, unity, solidarity and cooperation. We will continue to work for the well-being and integration of our peoples.”
Regarding the date, Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz recalled in
“On December 14, 2004, at the initiative of the historic leaders of #CubaYVenezuela, #Fidel and #Chávez, the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People's Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP), a mechanism that provides “a before and after in Latin America and the Caribbean”.
In the same social network, Roberto Morales Ojeda, organizing secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, recalled the words of President Díaz-Canel when he expressed: “Fidel and Chávez were on a journey to the future when they agreed to join ALBA found.” .”
“@DiazCanelB summed it up in one line: #FidelPorSiempre and Chávez “were heading to the future when they agreed to create ALBA.”
Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Cuban Foreign Minister, noted that this new anniversary comes with a renewed commitment to work towards further successes and to preserve the humanistic and social essence of this Alliance.
“We come to the 19th anniversary of the @ALBATCP with a renewed commitment to work for further success and preserve the humanistic and social essence of this important mechanism.”
The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – People's Trade Agreement is an integration platform for the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean that emphasizes solidarity, complementarity, justice and cooperation.
It was created on December 14, 2004 by an agreement signed between Venezuela and Cuba, which proposed an independent development model with an emphasis on regional complementarity to promote the development of all and strengthen cooperation through mutual respect and solidarity.
In April 2006, ALBA, until then called the Bolivarian Alternative for Latin America and the Caribbean, was enriched by the proposal of the People's Trade Treaty (TCP), an instrument of solidarity and complementary exchanges between countries for the benefit of the peoples free trade agreement.
The heads of state and government of the member countries decided in June 2009 that ALBA-TCP should be called the Bolivarian Alliance for the People of Our America – People's Trade Agreement.