Venezuela presents the sixth T of the Plan for the Fatherland at the 15th meeting of the OTCA

Published at: 03/02/2025 12:16 PM

During his participation in the 15th Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (OTCA), which took place this February 3 in Paramaribo, Suriname, the Foreign Minister of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Yván Gil, representing President Nicolás Maduro, presented the sixth T of the seven corresponding to the Plan for the Homeland 2025-2031.

The Venezuelan diplomat explained that the sixth T of the Homeland Plan deals with “ecological transformation”, a principle that drives Venezuela to “reorganize capitalist production and consumption with the objective of effectively confronting the climate crisis that affects us all.”

He specified that a fundamental part of the Venezuelan Government's strategies are based on the “development of scientific-technical capacities”, for which a considerable investment is made in research and innovation, in order to develop and execute sustainable solutions to the challenges faced by humanity.

“It's about doing more and better science for life, with relevant local populations and communities, much of the potential to be promoted is the sustainable development of our territory and the cooperation of the Amazon basin,” he said.

The Foreign Minister was pleased with the meeting and added that it is “essential to address regional cooperation for the conservation and sustainable development of the Amazon, a vital resource for humanity.”

According to the OTCA - made up of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela -, the meeting of foreign ministers takes place every year with the objective of discussing the international agenda on the Amazon basin, through the exchange of experiences and acting on the basis of the “principles of full exercise of sovereignty in the Amazon space, as well as on respect and harmony with nature, integral development sustainable and the reduction of asymmetries among the States of the Region”.

For the first time, Suriname hosted this permanent forum for cooperation, exchange and knowledge, which allowed it to reaffirm its commitment to Amazonian integration and the joint work of the 8 member States of the OTCA.

The meeting concludes with the adoption of the Paramaribo Declaration, which ratifies the OTCA's commitment to environmental sustainability, regional integration and the execution of cooperation policies to ensure the preservation of the Amazon biome and the well-being of their respective peoples.

“The agreements reached to update and repromote the cooperation agenda of the Amazon Basin represent a commitment from our individualities to the territories under our sovereignty, territorial integrity and self-determination, which leads us to convert the individual to the collective to help protect this wide and rich ecosystem; all these principles are a guarantee of international peace and security,” said Gil.

MPPRE