Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Venezuela steps on ALBA toes


At least one member country of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) has expressed surprise that its government was not consulted prior to the publication in Thursday’s Washington Post newspaper of an advertisement, presumably paid for by Venezuela, criticising recent remarks by the Organisation of American States (OAS) secretary general. “My government was very surprised to see on page A19 of the Washington Post of today (26 May 2016) a full page advertisement, purportedly issued by ALBA, in which the name of Antigua and Barbuda was included,” said Sir Ronald Sanders, Antigua and Barbuda’s ambassador to the United States. More…

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