The Bolivarian University of Venezuela (UBV) conferred this Thursday the Doctorate Honoris Causa to the Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Ralph Gonsalves, for his important contribution against the aggressions of the imperial power groups and his unrestricted defense of counter-hegemonic projects , in addition to his fraternity with the Latin American peoples.
During the activity, held in the “Manuel Egaña” auditorium of the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV), the rector of the UBV, Sandra Oblitas, stated that Gonsalves is an undisputed leader of the Caribbean and highlighted the merits added to his political, academic and , cultural and humanist in favor of the emancipation of its people and the fight “for their dignity and true social justice”, according to a press release from the Ministry of People’s Power for Foreign Relations.
“Without a doubt, we are in the presence of one of the most significant contemporary figures of this century, a political leader, activist, intellectual, but above all a human being with a big heart,” said the scholar on the San Vicente revolutionary leader.
For his part, the Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines thanked this great recognition and reaffirmed the commitment of his Government and the social movements of his country to the defense of the principles of sovereignty unconditionally and “without hesitating at any time ”.
“This activity in which we participate today is not only symbolic of everything we have done in our civilization in Latin America and the Caribbean, but also focuses on the importance of secondary and tertiary education for the construction of a postcolonial economy. , diversified and strong”, emphasized Gonsalves.
In this sense, he highlighted the efforts of countries such as Venezuela and Cuba within the framework of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – Trade Treaty of the Peoples (ALBA-TCP), “in order to promote an Educational Revolution”, essential “so that our peoples reach a standard of living and production that is consistent with the high values of humanity.”
On different occasions, the prime minister of that Caribbean nation has ratified that Venezuela and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are “very close peoples, and he hopes that this solidarity and closeness will last forever.”
Venezuela and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines maintain bilateral cooperation ties in matters of financial, energy, commercial, fiscal, tourism and security cooperation.
