ALBA nations to meet in Caracas

Venezulla: The Culture Ministers of ALBA countries and from other nations will meet on May 22-23 in Caracas, Venezuela, with a large program of cooperation high on the agenda of the encounter.

Venezuelan Culture Minister Hector Soto said in interview with Prensa Latina the encounter is aimed at analyzing the progress obtained by the Grannacional ALBA-Culture Project, which is sponsored by the Bank of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas. Culture Ministers from Nicaragua, Cuba, Dominica, Honduras, Bolivia and Venezuela, ALBA countries, as well as those from Ecuador, Paraguay and Saint Vicent and the Grenadines will attend the encounter.

Grannacional ALBA-Culture Project counts with five programs and 64 actions, addressed to promote scholarships, contests, catalogues, museums and publishing plans via awards to song lyrics, musical productions, heritage preservation, and criticism.

According to Venezuelan Minister, a tribute to Casa de las Americas, cultural institution created in Cuba in April 1959, will take place during the realization of this encounter.

Caracas, Prensa Latina