Seminar of AKEL under the title “The successes of the Left in Latin America. Experiences – Perspectives”
AKEL has successfully organized on the 18th of September 2010 a seminar in Nicosia on the very interesting developments taking place in Latin America entitled “The successes of the Left in Latin America: Experiences-Challenges-Perspectives”.
The thematic subjects that had been chosen covered a range of issues that concern the region today: the economic aspect, social struggles, the policies of cooperation and alliances, the management of power and the challenges ahead, as well as the international environment, particularly with regards to the anti-imperialist nature of the struggle the Latin American peoples are waging.
The seminar included an opening by the Head of the International relations Bureau com. George Loukaides and an introductory speech by the General Secretary of the C.C. of AKEL com. Andros Kyprianou, whilst we had keynote speakers from Latin America.
From Ecuador, we had as keynote speaker Pedro Paez former Finance Minister of Ecuador that today is the Chair of the Presidencial Technical Commission for the New Regional Financial Architecture (Banco del Sur and SUCRE). His speech was concentrated on “The economic developments in the Latin America”.
From the Communist Party of Brazil (PC do B), we had an introductory speech from the Secretary of the International Relations Department of the Party, Ricardo Abreu de Melo on the topic: «The Left in the governance in Latin America. Priorities – Difficulties – Perspectives”.
And finally the Ambassador of Cuba in Cyprus Fidel Emilio Vasco Gonzales made a speech on the topic “The anti-imperialist struggle of the peoples of Latin America and the role of the Left against the interventional policy of the US”.
