Caracas, May 22 (PL)- Venezuela will host the Ministerial Meeting of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) in the Social Development and Poverty Eradication sector, to be held in July, announced official sources yesterday.

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elias Jaua said that he met yesterday with diplomatic representatives from 33 Latin American countries accredited in this country to formally invite them to the forum.

The ministerial meeting, added the Foreign minister, has the anti hunger and poverty fight as the key topic for discussion.

This meeting was agreed in the last CELAC presidential summit, in which Venezuela was assigned with its organization.

The meeting is aimed at preparing an agenda and working plan to eradicate hunger and poverty in the region, which will be discussed by the heads of state of the bloc in the meeting of the heads of States in 2014.

Caracas, May 22 (PL)- Venezuela will host the Ministerial Meeting of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) in the Social Development and Poverty Eradication sector, to be held in July, announced official sources yesterday.

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elias Jaua said that he met yesterday with diplomatic representatives from 33 Latin American countries accredited in this country to formally invite them to the forum.

The ministerial meeting, added the Foreign minister, has the anti hunger and poverty fight as the key topic for discussion.

This meeting was agreed in the last CELAC presidential summit, in which Venezuela was assigned with its organization.

The meeting is aimed at preparing an agenda and working plan to eradicate hunger and poverty in the region, which will be discussed by the heads of state of the bloc in the meeting of the heads of States in 2014.