ALBA summit condemns separatist forces in Bolivia (alvbareunionextraordinariabolivia230408.wmv)

Caracas, Venezuela, 23 April 2008. The Alternative Initiative for the Americas (ALBA) held a one day summit in Caracas today. Presidents of Nicaragua, Bolivia and Venezuela were joined by the vice President of Cuba to disccuss the impending crisis in Bolivia over the Referendum on 4 May 2008. The ALBA summit issued a joint declaration to back President Evo Morales and the peoples of Bolivia. It called on other Latin American and Caribbean countries to support the territorial integrity of Bolivia.  

Alba also debated on the world food crisis and signed a cooperation agreement to jointly confront it. The Haiti food crisis was also mentioned during the summit.   

Sources: VTV, BBC Mundo, Telesur, Unionradio, El Comercio, EL Nacional, ABN, YVKE, Globovision,  

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