On the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of the creation of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People's Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) The XXIV Summit of Heads of State and Government of this integrationist platform began this Saturday in the Venezuelan capital.
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00:00session. Thank you very much. Your Excellency, President Nicolas Maduro Moros, President of the
00:14Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Your Excellency, President Miguel DĂaz-Canel,
00:21President Daniel Ortega, Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, distinguished delegates,
00:33friends, ladies and gentlemen. To begin, allow me on behalf of His Excellency Mahmoud Abbas,
00:47President of the State of Palestine, to express our thanks to President Nicolas Maduro and the
00:58Member States of the Bolivarian Alliance for the peoples of our America, ALBA, for giving us the
01:06opportunity to be present here as special guests. It is a deep honor to invite me to this historical
01:21summit, and this meeting shows the shared commitment of the nations which are decided to
01:30defend sovereignty and the dignity facing the persistent challenges. ALBA represents more than a political
01:41alliance or an economical alliance. It is a manifestation of the invincible human spirit and a commitment with
01:51the principles of solidarity, justice, and resistance against oppression. Born out of the courage of two
02:04leaders and their vision, two extraordinary leaders, Commander Hugo Chávez and Fidel Castro,
02:12and the collective determination to challenge imperialism and promote a world order that can be more equitable and fair.
02:28These guiding principles resound with the Palestinian struggle for freedom, justice, self-determination of the peoples and the end of the colonial occupation.
02:47The Palestinian people find inspiration in this shared legacy. For seven decades, our people have resisted the plundering, the occupation, the colonial occupation and their apartheid policies,
03:10and the never-ending attempts to eliminate our existence and our identity. The parallels between our histories cannot be denied. Just the same way as ALBA nations struggle for their dignity and freedom,
03:31Palestinians continue to resist an occupation that denies them their most fundamental rights. This shared history highlights the universal truth that the fight for justice cannot be divided.
03:48As His Excellency President Nicolás Maduro said, Palestine is the homeland of mankind. The most important battle of mankind is for the freedom of Palestine.
04:04This powerful affirmation captures the essence of our struggle, shared by justice, freedom and dignity.
04:16The nations of ALBA not only have recognized these parallelisms but have also translated their solidarity into concrete actions.
04:30Countries like Venezuela, Bolivia, Nicaragua and Cuba have adopted courageous postures with principles to cut or not create new diplomatic bonds with Israel.
04:49These positions based in international law and moral clarity send a powerful message to the world that justice and accountability cannot be negotiated.
05:04The nations of ALBA have shown to the world that justice demands courage and the will to defy the systems that have roots in the hegemony, power and oppression and domination.
05:22The Gaza Strip today is a memory for the international community in their failure to act against violations of international law by Israel.
05:42The situation is not just by cause, it is the direct consequence of the blockade and illegal occupation of Israel.
05:52Over 45,000 people, the majority of them men, women and children have been murdered in the recent aggressions.
06:04They have destroyed critical infrastructure and over 85% of Gaza is now uninhabitable.
06:15The attacks against civilians, the refusal of humanitarian aid and the use of force constitute crimes against humanity and war crimes based on the statute of Rome of the penal international court.
06:41It is not simply a symptom of a wider conflict, it is an attempt to annihilate the Palestinian people in the face of the world.
06:57The situation in other areas is not easier.
07:05The Israeli forces have strengthened their attacks while the people who are colonizing the area and are attacking the Palestinians are even more violent now.
07:18The terrorism acts, including arson, physical aggression and the destruction of homes and agricultural land happens with impunity, usually under the protection of the occupation forces.
07:40These practices deepen the suffering of the Palestinian people and endanger the stability of the whole region.
07:50The violations that continue to happen in Palestine not only represent moral failures but also grave violations of international law.
08:05The impunity given to Israel affects the basis of the legal international order and harms the conscience of the world in the different mechanisms that are designed to defend justice and accountability.
08:26Your Excellencies, we will call upon the international community to act with decision and this includes to end the genocide that is happening in Gaza, guaranteeing a ceasefire, an immediate ceasefire and the access of humanitarian help.
08:53To try the criminals for war crimes and crimes against mankind through mechanisms like the International Penal Court which has already issued warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant.
09:13So we call upon all the countries to apply the decision of the International Criminal Court to apply the solution of two states in accordance with the 1967 borders with Eastern Jerusalem as capital of the Palestinian state as demands international law.
09:41And the resolutions of UN to guarantee justice and reparations for the denial for decades of the Palestinian sovereignty and facilitate the materialization of the Palestinian state as well as a fair and equitable solution for the Palestinian refugees in accordance with resolution 194.
10:11To end the Israeli occupation and dismantle their infrastructure, their colonial infrastructure, to support the membership, full membership of Palestine in the UN and its recognition as a sovereign state to strengthen the international solidarity following the example of the ALBA nations to reject the normalization of the Israeli occupation.
10:41The Palestinian struggle is not a conflict between equals but a struggle for justice, freedom and the restoration of the rights that are part of international law.
11:01The impunity given to Israel for its violations not only prolongs the suffering of the Palestinian people but also affects the world conscience with respect to the rule of law.
11:18History will remember those who stood on the side of justice. Solidarity of ALBA with Palestine, lasting solidarity of ALBA with Palestine is a testimony of the universal demand for freedom and of the transformative power of the collective resistance.
11:48Thank you very much.