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NOTE:  ALBA-TCP held its Eighteenth Political Council in Havana, Cuba on May 21, 2019.  ALBA was founded on December 14, 2004 by Cuba and Venezuela as the Bolivarian Alternative for the peoples of Our America.  Bolivia was incorporated into ALBA in 2009, at which time the name of the organization was changed to the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-Commercial Treaty for the Peoples (ALBA-TCP).  ALBA-TCP now has eleven members.  In addition to Cuba, Venezuela, and Bolivia, they are Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Granada, Haiti, Nicaragua, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Kitts and Nevis, and Surinam.  El Salvador attended the Eighteenth Political Council in Havana as an invited country.  ALBA seeks real integration, based in complementarity and solidarity above merely commercial interests.  In addition to coordinating political responses in defense of the principles of international law, ALBA has developed cooperative programs in health and education.  At the present time, ALBA-TCP is working on a proposed Space of Interdependence, Sovereignty, and Economic Solidarity, through the resources of the Trade Agreement of the People, the Sucre (a regional currency for commercial exchanges between members of ALBA), and the Bank of ALBA.
Declaration of the XVIII Political Council of ALBA-TCP
Havana, Cuba
May 21, 2019
 
Translated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Cuba
Edited by Charles McKelvey
 
[Original Spanish version appears below]
The Ministers of Foreign Affairs and the Heads of Delegations of the member countries of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America –Treaty of Commerce of the Peoples (ALBA-TCP), meeting in Havana on the occasion of their XVIII Political Council;
 
Inspired by the independence ideals of Simón Bolívar and José Martí, by the legacy of the leaders of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro Ruz, and the Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela, Hugo Chávez Frías, whose thought and work confirm the full validity of the struggle for the emancipation of the peoples, the necessity of the preservation of peace, of civilized coexistence, and of unity within diversity in the region:
 
  1. We express our concern for the aggressive escalation against Our America [the nations of Latin America and the Caribbean], the actions against regional peace and security, especially the threats of the use of force against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, which put regional peace in danger, in opposition to the precepts contained in the Proclamation of Latin America and the Caribbean as a Zone of Peace, signed by the heads of state at the Second Summit of CELAC [Community of Latin American and Caribbean States], held in Havana on January 28-29, 2014. 
  2. We give recognition to the resistance of the Venezuelan people and government in the face of the foreign interference and unilateral coercive measures against their country. 
  3. We renew our support for the Constitutional President Nicolás Maduro Moros, the Bolivarian and Chavist Revolution, and the civil-military union of the people.
  4. We reject the violation of the inviolability of the premises of diplomatic missions, in total violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
  5. We call for support for the initiative of Montevideo Mechanism, constituted by Mexico, Uruguay, Bolivia and CARICOM, which seeks to preserve the peace in Venezuela, based on the principles of non-intervention in domestic affairs, the sovereign equality of States and the peaceful settlement of disputes.
  6. We demand strict observance of the Purposes and Principles of the Charter of the United Nations and international law, the peaceful settlement of disputes, the prohibition of the use of force and the threat of the use of force, and respect for self-determination, for sovereignty, for the integrity of territories, and for non-interference in the domestic affairs of states.
  7. We insist that the application of unilateral coercive measures, rejected by numerous resolutions of the General Assembly of the United Nations, is contrary to the purposes and principles consecrated in the UN Charter and International Law, violates the freedom of trade and navigation, threatens international peace and security, and restricts the enjoyment of human rights of the populations of the states against which they are applied.
  8. We ratify our support for the process of dialogue and negotiation of the Government of Reconciliation and National Unity of Nicaragua in its decision to continue defending its sovereignty, peace, and the notable advances that it has attained in the social and economic sphere as well as with respect to security and national unity.
  9. We reject the interventionist conduct of the government of the United States, which once again is utilizing OAS and its Secretary General in its interventionist policy in opposition to the sovereignty, the self-determination, and the constitutional order of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, the Republic of Nicaragua, and the Republic of Cuba.”
  10. We repudiate the Monroe Doctrine, an old reflection of the hegemonic and imperialist ambitions of the United States with respect to the lands and peoples of America, today resurrected, and which poses the most serious and urgent threat to the peace of the hemisphere. 
  11. We reiterate the demand of the international community that the economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by the United States against Cuba be lifted, without conditions.  The blockade constitutes a massive, flagrant, and systematic violation of the human rights of the Cuban people, and its extraterritorial character effects all states. 
  12. We reject the recent decision of the government of the United States to activate Title III of the Helms-Burton Law, which reinforces the extraterritorial character of the blockade against Cuban and damages the international economic and commercial relations of Cuba and of the international community with Cuba.
  13. We welcome the approval of the new Constitution of the Republic of Cuba, which expresses its revolutionary commitment, its solidarity and its integrationist conviction.  
  14. We reaffirm the necessity of strengthening the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) as a mechanism for regional political coordination based on the strict observance and defense of the principles of International Law, including the peaceful settlement of disputes, prohibition of the use and the threat of the use of force, and respect for self-determination, for sovereignty, for the integrity of territories,  and for non-interference in the domestic affairs of States. 
  15. We support the pro tempore presidency of the Plurinational State of Bolivia of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC).
  16. We reaffirm our committed support for the people and Government of Bolivia in their historic and just right to a seaport with sovereignty.
  17. We strongly reject the measures adopted against our sister countries in the Caribbean, considering them as non-cooperative jurisdictions, at the same time as we urge a review of the graduation criteria as “middle income countries”, a condition that makes it difficult for them to access credit and international cooperation.
  18. We reaffirm our ongoing support for the Caribbean countries in their demand for compensation and reparatory justice for the genocide of the native population and the horrors of slavery and the slave trade.
  19. We reject the selective and politically motivated utilization of the human rights issue for the purpose of creating conditions to destabilize legitimate governments, justify interference in their internal affairs and impose policies of regime change.
  20. We welcome the XXV Forum of Sao Paulo to be held on the 25th to the 28th of July of 2019 in Caracas, Venezuela, as an event that will contribute to the constant dialogue among the progressive political forces and the social movements of the region.
  21. We also welcome the Ministerial Meeting of the Bureau of Coordination of the Non-Aligned Movement, to be held in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, from the 20th to the 21st of July of 2019, under the theme “Promotion and consolidation of peace through respect for International Law”.
  22. We renew the commitment for political coordination, cooperation and integration, and for the defense of unity to confront interference and political and economic domination.

Declaración XVIII Consejo Político del ALBA-TCP
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Los Ministros de Relaciones Exteriores y los Jefes de Delegaciones de los países miembros de la Alianza Bolivariana para los pueblos de Nuestra América-Tratado de Comercio de los Pueblos (ALBA-TCP) reunidos en La Habana, Cuba, en ocasión del XVIII Consejo Político;
Inspirados en los ideales independentistas de Simón Bolívar y José Martí, en el legado de los líderes de la Revolución Cubana, Fidel Castro Ruz, y de la Revolución Bolivariana en Venezuela, Hugo Chávez Frías, cuyo pensamiento y obra confirman la plena vigencia de la lucha por la emancipación de los pueblos, la necesidad de la preservación de la paz, de la convivencia civilizada y de la unidad dentro de la diversidad en la región:

  1. Expresamos nuestra preocupación por la agresiva escalada contra Nuestra América, las acciones contra la paz y la seguridad regionales, especialmente las amenazas del uso de la fuerza contra la República Bolivariana de Venezuela, que constituyen peligros para la paz regional en oposición a los preceptos contenidos en la Proclama de América Latina y el Caribe como Zona de Paz, firmada por los Jefes de Estado y/o Gobierno en la II Cumbre de la CELAC, celebrada en La Habana los días 28 y 29 de enero de 2014.
  2. Destacamos la resistencia del Gobierno y pueblo venezolanos frente a la injerencia externa y las medidas coercitivas unilaterales contra su país.
  3. Renovamos nuestro apoyo al Presidente Constitucional Nicolás Maduro Moros, la Revolución bolivariana y chavista y la unión cívico-militar de su pueblo.
  4. Rechazamos la vulneración de la inviolabilidad de los locales de las misiones diplomáticas, en total violación de la Convención de Viena sobre Relaciones Diplomáticas.
  5. Llamamos a respaldar la iniciativa del “Mecanismo de Montevideo”, integrada por México, Uruguay, Bolivia y CARICOM, que busca preservar la paz en Venezuela basada, en los principios de no intervención en los asuntos internos, la igualdad soberana de los Estados y la solución pacífica de controversias.
  6. Demandamos la estricta observancia de los Propósitos y Principios de la Carta de las Naciones Unidas y el Derecho Internacional, la solución pacífica de controversias, la prohibición del uso de la fuerza y de la amenaza del uso de la fuerza, el respeto a la libre determinación, a la soberanía, la integridad territorial, y la no injerencia en los asuntos internos de los Estados.
  7. Insistimos que la aplicación de medidas coercitivas unilaterales, rechazada por numerosas resoluciones de la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas, es contraria a los propósitos y principios consagrados en la Carta de esa organización y al Derecho Internacional, vulneran la libertad de comercio y navegación, amenazan la paz y la seguridad internacionales y restringen el disfrute de los derechos humanos de la población de los Estados contra los cuales se aplican.
  8. Ratificamos nuestro apoyo al proceso de diálogo y negociación del Gobierno de Reconciliación y Unidad Nacional de Nicaragua en su decisión de continuar defendiendo su soberanía, la paz, los notables avances sociales, económicos, de seguridad y de unidad nacional alcanzados.
  9. Rechazamos la conducta injerencista del Gobierno de Estados Unidos, que utiliza una vez más a la OEA y a su Secretario General en su política intervencionista contra la soberanía, la libre determinación y el orden constitucional de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela, de la República de Nicaragua y de la República de Cuba.
  10. Repudiamos la Doctrina Monroe, viejo reflejo de la ambición hegemónica e imperialista de los Estados Unidos sobre las tierras y los pueblos de América, que se resucita hoy y que plantea la amenaza más grave y perentoria para la paz del hemisferio.
  11. Reiteramos el reclamo de la comunidad internacional a que se levante de manera incondicional el bloqueo económico, comercial y financiero impuesto por los Estados Unidos contra Cuba, que constituye una violación masiva, flagrante y sistemática de los derechos humanos del pueblo cubano y cuyo carácter extraterritorial afecta a todos los Estados.
  12. Rechazamos la reciente decisión del gobierno de los Estados Unidos de activar el Título III de la Ley Helms-Burton, legislación que refuerza el carácter extraterritorial del bloqueo contra Cuba y daña las relaciones económicas y comerciales internacionales de Cuba y de la comunidad internacional con Cuba.
  13. Saludamos la aprobación de la nueva Constitución de la República de Cuba que expresa su compromiso revolucionario y su convicción solidaria e integracionista.
  14. Reafirmamos la necesidad de fortalecer la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños (CELAC) como mecanismo de concertación política regional basado en la estricta observancia y defensa de los principios del Derecho Internacional, incluidos la solución pacífica de controversias, la prohibición del uso y de la amenaza del uso de la fuerza, el respeto a la libre determinación, a la soberanía, la integridad territorial, y la no injerencia en los asuntos internos de los Estados.
  15. Respaldamos la presidencia Pro Témpore del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia al frente de la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños (CELAC).
  16. Reafirmamos nuestro apoyo comprometido al pueblo y gobierno de Bolivia en su histórico y justo derecho a una salida al mar con soberanía.
  17. Rechazamos enérgicamente las medidas adoptadas contra los hermanos países caribeños, considerándolos jurisdicciones no cooperativas, a la vez que exhortamos a revisar los criterios de graduación como "países de renta media", lo que dificulta su acceso al crédito y a la cooperación internacional.
  18. Reafirmamos nuestro continuo apoyo a los países caribeños en su reclamo de compensación y justicia reparadora por el genocidio de la población nativa y los horrores de la esclavitud y la trata de esclavos.
  19. Rechazamos la utilización de manera selectiva y políticamente motivada del tema de los derechos humanos, con el propósito de crear condiciones para desestabilizar gobiernos legítimos, justificar la injerencia en sus asuntos internos e imponer políticas de cambio de régimen.
  20. Saludamos la celebración del 25 al 28 de julio del presente año, del XXV Encuentro del Foro de Sao Paulo en Caracas, Venezuela, espacio que contribuirá al diálogo constante entre las fuerzas políticas progresistas y los movimientos sociales de la región.
  21. Saludamos además la realización de la Reunión Ministerial del Buró de Coordinación del Movimiento de Países No Alineados, a celebrarse en la República Bolivariana de Venezuela, del 20 al 21 de julio de 2019, bajo el tema central “Promoción y consolidación de la paz a través del respeto al Derecho Internacional”.
  22. Renovamos el compromiso con la concertación política, la cooperación y la integración, y la defensa de la unidad frente a la injerencia y dominación política y económica. 
La Habana 21 de mayo de 2019.​

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