Cuba emphasized in Bolivia the importance of allowing degree accreditation among Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA) member nations.

During her speech at the plenary sessions of ALBA’s Social Commission, Cuban vice minister Aurora Fernandez, praised the proposal to materialize similar postgraduate courses programs in fields like agriculture, tourism and education.

Fernández considered some strategic initiatives such as support for unconditional colaboration for literacy and educational training of ALBA’s member countries, reported Prensa Latina Agency.

She also added that the agreements by ALBA’s Social Commission led by, Bolivian Minister of Labor, Félix Rojas, will be submitted to the heads of state of the block during a meeting to be held next April 3rd and 4th in Caracas, Venezuela.

In this regard, Rojas announced the project of going into, in depth, the teaching of History, based on the common origins of the liberation movements.

During the opening of the Forum, Bolivia’s President Evo Morales expressed gratitude to ALBA, especially to Cuba and Venezuela, for their unconditional collaboration in the literacy campaign, which allowed the South American country to be declared a free-illiteracy territory in December 2008.

The ALBA Social Council will wind up on Saturday with the announcement of a final document, backed by officials from Ecuador, Venezuela, Cuba, Bolivia, Nicaragua, Dominica, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Antigua and Barbuda.

A translation by: Silke Paez Carr

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