Ecuadorian president in Venezuela for ALBA summit

[Judi Lynn]

Ecuadorian president in Venezuela for ALBA summit
2009-02-03 10:22:51

QUITO, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa set off Monday for the Venezuelan capital of Caracas to attend the extraordinary summit of the Bolivarian Alternative of the Americas (ALBA).

During his two-day visit, Correa will meet with his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez to discuss strategies to strengthen the integration process of Latin America and the Caribbean, according to the official agenda announced by the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry.

At the summit, Correa plans to discuss his proposal of creating an Organization of Latin American States, which he first put forward at the last ALBA summit in December 2008, held in Brazil.

He will also exchange views on issues such as the energy crisis and coordination, the financial crisis and external debt with members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).

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