Rome, Italy.- The Party of the European Left (PEL) is granting special importance to the 24th Meeting of the Sao Paulo Forum in Havana, for what Cuba represents as a benchmark in the debate and unity of Latin America.

Marco Consolo, coordinator of the working group of that body for Latin America and the Caribbean and head of InternaRome, Italy.- The Party of the European Left (PEL) is granting special importance to the 24th Meeting of the Sao Paulo Forum in Havana, for what Cuba represents as a benchmark in the debate and unity of Latin America.

Marco Consolo, coordinator of the working group of that body for Latin America and the Caribbean and head of International Relations for the Communist Refoundation Party (CRP) of Italy, told this Prensa Latina. This group has been participating as an observer for several years in meetings of the regional body.

Cuba has also been a unitary point of reference for the Latin American left and perhaps also for the European left, as well as it is in the vanguard in the struggle for peace, which was evidenced in its contribution to the achievement of agreements between the Colombian government and the FARC, and the dialogue with the National Liberation Army (ELN), he said.

Consolo stated that the PEL will attend the meeting in Havana with a 12-member delegation representing eight European countries (Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Italy and Portugal).

On the other hand, three MEPs of the Confederal Group of the European United Left-Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL), a parliamentary group composed of 41 lawmakers, will also travel to Havana.tional Relations for the Communist Refoundation Party (CRP) of Italy, told this Prensa Latina. This group has been participating as an observer for several years in meetings of the regional body.