Raúl Castro (I) above to the international Aéropuerto of Venezuela in the Guaira.AP

• The leaders of Latin America and the Caribbean are greeted by Chavez

During the Summit, which was convened by Chavez, Venezuela will also pose an economic zone between the countries of the Agency

CARACAS, VENEZUELA (03/FEB/2012)-Presidents of Latin America and the Caribbean were beginning to arrive Friday to Caracas to participate on Sunday for the Summit of the ALBA and join a day before the celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the coup attempt of President Hugo Chávez in 1992.

The first to arrive was the President of Cuba, Raúl Castro, who was greeted at the airport by Chavez. The Cuban leader travelled with his Vice President Ricardo Cabrisa and Minister of foreign trade and foreign investment, Rodrigo Malmierca, as previously detailed Cuban television.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez, was from earlier in Caracas, where Friday was a meeting of the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Alliance for the peoples of our America (ALBA) prior to the eleventh Presidential Summit.

Castro, which gave no statements on arrival, expected on Saturday to attend events in celebration of the anniversary of the attempted coup d ‘ état that led the then Lieutenant Colonel Hugo Chávez in 1992 against the President of the time, Carlos Andrés Pérez.

The failed armed rebellion, which Chavez due meet a penalty of imprisonment for three years until he was pardoned, served to catapular former military to a popular victory in the presidential elections of 1998, when he was elected for the first time.

The anniversary will be commemorated with a parade and military in Caracas also attended other dignitaries, such as the Bolivian Evo Morales.

Indeed, the arrival of Morales was expected in the afternoon of Friday, as well as of the President of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega and Ecuador, Rafael Correa.

The President of Haiti, Michel Martelly, came to Venezuela to attend the meeting of the ALBA as an observer. Similarly, Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman will be invited by the Sunday.

During Friday, also at the Ministry headquarters Venezuelan foreign chancelleries of ALBA analysed a 16-point agenda to be presented Sunday to the Presidents.

“Have adopted the 16-point agenda”, announced Chancellor Nicolás Maduro, who opened the preparatory meeting ahead of that “vital issues” would be discussed during the Sunday to block.

Among these figure support that the dawn will give the newly created political forum community of Latin American countries and Caribbean (Celac), as well as the adoption of a declaration in support of Argentina conflict that keeps with the United Kingdom for the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands, said Maduro.

In addition, the initiative to incorporate new countries to the regional Alliance, created in 2004 and that it is currently formed by Cuba, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Nicaragua, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica and St. Vincent and the Grenadines will be discussed.

Also will be discussed the position of sunrise on the next Summit of the Americas in April at Cartagena (Colombia) and the meeting of leaders of the Organization of American States in Cochabamba (Bolivia) next June, among other international events.

“It is a fairly comprehensive agenda,” said Maduro, explaining that this Friday were formed five round tables on issues of politics, economics, social movements, political parties and media of ALBA, which prepared proposals for the leaders.

The Ecuadorian Vice-Chancellor, Kintto Lucas, proposed for its part is seeking “new institutions” to strengthen this regional partnership in the areas of economic, commercial and social integration.

During the Summit, which was convened by Chavez, Venezuela will also pose an economic zone between the countries of the Agency, in 2010 adopted the Sucre (unitary system of Regional compensation), the same value of a dollar, as the accounting unit of the Member countries.