During his weekly Sunday radio and television program ‘Alo, Presidente’, Chavez spoke with several youths that studied in Cuba and recently joined a national crusade to bring free health care to all the corners of the Venezuelan territory.

Prensa Latina news agency reports that the youths expressed their gratitude to Cuba for their human and professional training while Chavez announced that he signed a new law for the recognition of higher education degrees of graduates from countries of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA).

Last August, the National Assembly of Venezuela passed legislation about the Recognition of Higher Education Degrees among ALBA member countries, following up on an agreement signed during an ALBA summit held last June 24 in Maracay, Venezuela.

The Final Resolution of the summit mentioned, as another step in the regional integration process, the signing of an Agreement for the Recognition of Higher Education Degrees or Diplomas.

The document will allow youths who study in ALBA member countries – as part of cooperation programs - to practice in their own nations when they graduate.