Requeijo, who is also the Cuban ambassador to France, convened on Monday a
lecture on the perspectives and challenges of integration as a result of
the constitution of the new organization, Prensa Latina reported

“With the creation of CELAC, Simon Bolivar and Jose Marti’s dreams of
having a single nation from Mexico to the Patagonia come true,” Requeijo
told the press.

Founded in Caracas early this month, the organization comprises 33 states,
with a population of more than 580 million inhabitants.

Diplomats, representatives of Latin American and Caribbean countries, and
members of organizations of solidarity with Cuba attended the lecture at
the Foreign Press Center.

Venezuela’s ambassador in Paris, Jesus Arnaldo Perez, stressed the
importance of counting on an organization to be able to freely discuss the
problems of the region.

From the geopolitical viewpoint, Arnaldo Perez said it was important to be
able to participate as a block in international forums, as CELAC’s members
are united by the fact of being Southern countries, with similar problems,
several advantages and huge resources that could be placed at the peoples’
disposal.