[Marxism] Ecuador says it will join ALBA, strengthens ties with Venezuela

[Baba Aye]

a step in the right direction, I would say.
BA

2009/5/25 Stuart Munckton <stuartmunckton at gmail.com>

> *Ecuador, Venezuela Reinforce Ties *
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> Escrito por Estela Mccollin Williams
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> domingo, 24 de mayo de 2009
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>  24 de mayo de 2009, 10:35Quito, May 24 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador and
> Venezuela have reinforced bilateral ties after signing five cooperation
> agreements on energy, mining, tourism, agriculture and banking, Ecuadorian
> President Rafael Correa confirmed.
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>  With these agreements, Liberator Simon Bolivar�s dream of working on the
> construction of a large homeland comes true, Correa noted last evening
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> attending the signature ceremony along with Venezuelan President Hugo
> Chavez.
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> In a press briefing with Chavez, Correa said that since the first oil
> agreement with Venezuela in 2007, Ecuador has managed to save $252 million
> in oil costs.
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> Correa announced construction works for a $10-billion oil refinery on
> Ecuador�s Pacific coast by Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) will begin in
> 2010.
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> He also said Ecuador is planning to become a full member of the Bolivarian
> Alternative for the Americas (ALBA), an integration initiative so far
> comprising Venezuela , Cuba , Bolivia , Nicaragua , Dominica and Honduras .
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> Ecuador has been attending ALBA meetings as an observer.
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> President Correa added said that the accords signed with Venezuela confirm
> achievements made by his government�s foreign policy
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