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CÚPULA DA AMÉRICA LATINA E DO CARIBE SOBRE INTEGRAÇÃO E DESENVOLVIMENTO - CALC
Declaration of Salvador
Summit of Latin America and the Caribbean on Integration and
Development
Declaration of Salvador, Bahia
The Heads of State and Government of the countries of Latin America
and the Caribbean, aware of the historic significance of this first Summit for
the unity of the region, met in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, on December 16 and
17, 2008, with the aim of strengthening regional integration and establishing
effective commitments for joint action to promote the sustainable development
of their peoples.
The Heads of State and Government examined the issues relating to
integration and development from a Latin American and Caribbean perspective
in the context of the challenges posed by the financial, energy and food crises
and by climate change.
2. They expressed their firm belief that the political, economic, social
and cultural integration of the countries of Latin America and the
Caribbean is an historic aspiration of their peoples and a necessary step
towards promoting sustainable development and social welfare in the
entire region. They stressed also the importance of regional integration
for the interaction of Latin America and the Caribbean region with the
rest of the world.
3. They noted the achievements made by the various existing integration
mechanisms and underlined the importance of such mechanisms for the
strengthening of democracy and social justice, the eradication of poverty, the
fight against illiteracy and the promotion of cultural enrichment, technological
development and the economic growth of their countries.
4. In this regard, they decided to promote the harmonization and
convergence of actions among these mechanisms through the exchange of
experiences and the identification of areas of cooperation, based on the
principles of solidarity, flexibility, pluralism, diversity, complementarity of actions
and voluntary participation in the initiatives envisaged.
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