[NYTr] Petrocaribe Meeting: Sign of New Times

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Prensa Latina, Havana
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Petrocaribe Meeting: Sign of New Times

Mexico, Dec 24 (Prensa Latina) The national council coordinator of
Mexican PRD (Democratic Revolution Party), Camilo Valenzuela, affirmed
Monday that the recent Petrocaribe Summit in Cuba is an indicator of
the new times in which Latin America is living.

In an interview with Prensa Latina, Valenzuela pointed out that the
meeting showed the open possibilities for regional countries, as is
also happening with the creation of the Bank of the South, Telesur, and
the existence of the Southern Common Market.

They are initiatives bringing Latin American integration forward with
specific projects in several fields, thus ending submission to
transnationals and policies imposed by the United States on the
continent, he emphasized.

Valenzuela, who aspires to the PRD leadership in the internal elections
in March, said new US actions are expected as it attempts to recover
its dominance in the region.

They will spare no effort to prevent Latin American and Caribbean
nations from joining together, and "as soon as possible we should get
rid of the transnationals," the coordinator sustained.

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