Citas

"Nessuna circostanza farà cambiare l'interesse e la volontà di Cuba nell’approfondire i legami d’amicizia e cooperazione con le fraterne nazioni dei Caraibi. Non lesineremo gli sforzi per ottenere l'integrazione regionale e l'unità dei nostri popoli.”
References to the original: Message to the Heads of State and Government of the member countries of the Caribbean Community, July 2, 2003

“We should respond to the selfish neo-liberal globalisation and the international anti-democratic political and economic order with unity and with the globalisation of solidarity, the promotion of dialogue, of integration and genuine cooperation”.

References to the original: Speech at the Second CARICOM-Cuba Summit, Bridgetown, Barbados, December 9, 2005

“The real integration between the Latin America and Caribbean countries is a sine qua non condition for sustainable development, food security and sovereignty, to supply our peoples’ needs”

References to the original: CONTRIBUTION AND SUBSCRIPTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF BOLIVIA TO THE JOINT DECLARATION SIGNED IN HAVANA, ON DECEMBER 14, 2004, BY THE PRESIDENTS OF THE COUNCILS OF STATE OF THE REPUBLIC OF CUBA AND THE BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA, April 29, 2006

"By offering Cuba oil under favorable terms of payment at a time when oil prices were escalating dramatically, the Venezuelan Bolivarian Revolution brought a significant relief and opened up new possibilities, since our country was already beginning to produce her own energy in ever-growing amounts".

References to the original: They will never have Cuba, June 17, 2007

"When the price of oil abruptly increased and it became real difficult to buy it, Chávez maintained and even increased our oil supplies.  After the signing of the ALBA agreements in Havana on December 14, 2004, these agreements still provide honorable and beneficial conditions for both countries".

References to the original: LULA (PART FOUR AND LAST), January 31, 2008

"Perhaps the most significant aspect of our medical cooperation efforts is the training of (...) young Bolivians who currently study medicine in Cuba, (...) at the Latin American School of Medicine, which has seen three graduations with excellent results, (...) in the new program. I am not exaggerating when I say that the relatives of the young people who study this specialty in our country are the firmest and most combative friends of Cuba in Latin America, including, of course, Bolivia".

References to the original: Reflections "Our spirit of sacrifice and the empire’s blackmail", April 24, 2008