Nicaragua to Open ALBA Oil Refinery

Managua - PL

The Nicaraguan authorities will open on February 26 the first phase of "The Supreme Dream of Bolivar" oil refinery, announced media on Tuesday.

Multinoticias Canal 4 TV station aired statements by Francisco Lopez, director of state-owned PETRONIC, announcing the conclusion of the first stage of the oil refining complex, which is being built with the help of Venezuela, as part of the Bolivarian Alternative for the People of the Americas (ALBA).

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ALBA Member Countries Create Permanent Commission

HAVANA - ACN
03/02/2009

The member countries of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA), the bloc that is working for regional integration and cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean, have approved the creation of the Permanent Commission of this organization.

The agreement was reached during a recent session in Caracas, Venezuela, of the 8th Meeting of the ALBA Political Commission that was attended by delegations from Cuba, Bolivia, Dominica, Honduras, Nicaragua and Venezuela.

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