President Chávez wants Central America to join ALBA

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez invited Central American nations to enroll "with no fear" in the Bolivarian Alternative of the Americas (ALBA), because "it is the way to consolidate a true Latin American unity."

The head of state made the invitation during his remarks to the Nicaraguan media, accompanied by his Nicaraguan counterpart Daniel Ortega, during the commemoration of the 28th anniversary of the triumph of the Sandinista revolution, reported official news agency ABN.

He noted that the integration tool is based on complementation and cooperation, and instrumental in the new era.

The head of state emphasized that the participation of President Martín Torrijos, of Panama, and Manuel Zelaya, of Honduras, in the event held in Managua, the Nicaraguan capital city, was "a very strong indication of Central American unity entering a new stage."

Chávez thinks that countries are getting closer to ALBA, because during the Summit of Central America and Mexico held in Honduras in June, these nations acknowledged the significance of such an initiative for integration.