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• Central America
• International
• Politics and Government
• 08 / 01 / 2007

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The leader of the Cuban parliament, who is heading the island's delegation to the meeting, told Radio Rebelde that the meeting's goal is to analyze the situation of their respective countries and that of Latin America so as to plan common actions to take in international forums in which both countries will take part.

The Bolivarian Alternative of the Americas (ALBA) is another issue on the meeting's agenda, as the two parliaments seek to encourage the development of the integration initiative which provides benefits not only to Cuba and Venezuela, but to other nations in the region as well.

Alarcon said ALBA's scope goes beyond its member countries and lends assistance to several governments in the region, as well as to social movements in various nations.