"Peru is not part of the pact between Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua and
Bolivia"
(LIP-ir) -- The General Director for Peru's International Cooperation
Agency (APCI), Agustín Haya de la Torre, has warned that ALBA can not
have offices in Peru due to the fact that Peru is not part of that pact.
Haya de la Torre made these statements before Peru's National Defense
Commission and also reported the activities which were taking place in
the "ALBA Houses" which have opened in different regions of the country.
"ALBA is a decision between four countries: Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua
and Bolivia; Peru is not part of the agreement, therefore ALBA should
not open offices in Peru because there is not a membership to these
sites," stated the APCI General Director.
ALBA (Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas), an agreement proposed by
Venezuela as an alternative to agreements with the U.S., has already
opened offices in Puno, Cusco and Lima. In addition, it has provided aid
for hundreds of Peruvians in other regions.
The establishment of these "ALBA Houses" has been considered as an
intrusion by many of Peru's congressmen. Venezuela's President, Hugo
Chavez, has stated that the establishments are merely "symbolic".
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