The People’s Power Minister for Foreign Relations, Carlos Faría, arrived this Tuesday in Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina, where he will participate in the XXIII Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC); III Meeting of CELAC-European Union Foreign Ministers and 39th session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
During his stay in the Argentine capital, the Venezuelan Foreign Minister plans to develop a work agenda aimed at strengthening cooperation and friendship relations with nations in the region, which includes bilateral meetings with his Cuban counterparts, Bruno García; Suriname, Albert Ramdin and Argentina, Santiago Cafiero, refer to a press release from the MPPRE
Upon his arrival at the Ezeiza International Airport, Carlos Faría told the media that CELAC was founded to create solutions from Latin America and the Caribbean that are born in the region to face common challenges, as happens in other continents. “The essence of CELAC is to come together to create our own solutions. How we recover from the pandemic, how we deal with economic matters, how we respond socially to our peoples, all of this, of course, from the unity and within the diversity that characterizes us.”
He stressed that unlike the Organization of American States (OAS), which has become biased, politicized and discredited, the nature of CELAC is inclusive and “we are united by the need to address the issues that affect the region, transcending the discursive.”
The Venezuelan dignitary announced his arrival in Argentina on the social network Twitter, assuring that he is coming to represent the Bolivarian Homeland and to spread the truth about Venezuela to the world.
Faría will participate in the Dialogue of Foreign Ministers and High Authorities of ECLAC, as well as in the Consideration and approval of the resolutions of the 39th period of sessions of ECLAC and the XXIII Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the regional bloc.
According to the agenda, the high-level session will address issues such as the war in Ukraine, the countries’ post-Covid recovery, inflation and the global slowdown; the regional health strategy, the fight against corruption, dialogue with non-regional partners and the integration of Latin American and Caribbean infrastructure.
CELAC is an intergovernmental mechanism for dialogue and political agreement, which arises with the commitment to advance in the gradual process of integration of the region, striking a balance between political, economic, social and cultural unity and diversity of the 600 million inhabitants. region of.
Since its official foundation in 2011, it has contributed to deepening the respectful dialogue between all the countries of the region, on issues such as social development, education, nuclear disarmament, family farming, culture, finance, energy and environment.
Currently, it is made up of Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Commonwealth of Dominica, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay and Venezuela.
Every year the Heads of State and Government of CELAC meet in the country that holds the Pro Tempore Presidency to discuss the agenda managed during the meetings of the National Coordinators held during that year, and also to renew the Pro Tempore Presidency. Tempore of the organism for the following period.
