The 26th annual meeting of the Sao Paulo Forum will be held in Brazil “the world” Granma

Representatives of 26 parties from 16 countries agreed, during a working group meeting of the Sao Paulo Forum, held in Bogota, to hold the forum’s 26th annual meeting in Brazil in June, according to information on the party’s website. Cuban communist.

The Cuban delegation attending the meeting was headed by the Deputy Head of the International Relations Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, Angel Arzuaga Reyes, who expressed our solidarity with the government and people of Colombia.

Likewise, he endorsed the importance of unity in the diversity of social and popular forces and movements, progressive and left-wing intellectuals in Latin America and the Caribbean, in opposition to imperialism and the fascist far-right.

The media reports that, in the working sessions, extensive information was given about the reality of Colombia, especially the reforms promoted by the government of Gustavo Petro in areas such as health and labour.

In addition, the drafts of the core document of the 26th meeting of the São Paulo Forum, the proposed program of activities, the 2023 action plan and the final declaration were discussed.

Arzuaga Reyes, as stated in the core document that should focus the discussions of the 26th Annual Meeting, highlighted: “We have the historic responsibility to take advantage of this second opportunity in Latin America and the Caribbean to have the majority of governments made up of progressive political forces and social movements in power.

He also described it as returning to Brazilian soil, “at a time when a new phase of transformations begins in favor of the majority, which once again brought the leader of the Workers’ Party (PT), Luiz Inácio. Lula da Silva, one of the founders and greatest promoters of the São Paulo Forum, of the unity of Latin America and the sea The Caribbean and Integration Against Imperialism and the Neoliberal Right”.