Venezuela Optimist on Latin American Integration
Venezuela was optimistic Monday on the Latin American integration process, although there could be some ups and downs in the region’s policy, like recent the triumph by Alan Garcia.

Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Ali Rodriguez termed a “step of larger proportions” his country’s entrance into the MERCOSUR (Southern Common Market), to be official here on July 4.

The diplomat stated that presidents of the member states Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay, as well as Bolivia’s Head of State Evo Morales, will attend the ceremony in Caracas.

Interviewed on the Venezolana de Television program “En Confianza,” Rodriguez highlighted the importance of this step to materialize the South American Community of Nations project, approved in Cuzco, Peru, two years ago.

According to him, “successes of the country’s foreign policy, which exasperate the most reactionary circles in Washington, are a sign that we are doing well.”