“We are not mere spectators. This world also belongs to us. Nobody can replace our united action, nobody will speak for us. We alone, and only united, can we reject the unjust world political and economic order that they would like to impose on our peoples.”
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“Unity is the only true strength the Caribbean can count on. Only by being united can we defend ourselves at the regional level and extend that unity to Central America, South America, Africa and to the peoples of other continents. […]
The future depends on our own efforts.”
“The sum total of all our cultures would be one enormous culture and a multiplication of our cultures. Integration should not affect but enrich the culture of every one of our countries.”
“Unity, integration and justice mean the possibility of preserving everything we love. Cultures and nations will always exist even if we reach the highest degree of unity or disintegration.”
“Unity, dignity and rational and solidarity-based integration are the only possible means to confront the common challenges of the globalized, unequal and discriminatory world that threatens us all.”
“We Caribbean countries face the challenge of surviving and advancing in the midst of the most profound economic, social and political crisis ever sustained by our hemisphere and the world, as neoliberal globalization threatens to destroy not only our right to development, but also our cultural diversity and national identities. It is only through integration and cooperation, not only among states but also among the various regional organizations and entities, that our peoples can find a way out of this predicament”.
"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.”
“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”.
“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”
"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".
"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".
"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".