The Venezuelan Ministry of Housing plans to build socialist
cities this year. Progress in this field is expected to be
made under international agreements. Minister of Housing Edith
Gómez pointed out that the first phase of a program to
build socialist cities is slated to start under an agreement
with Belarus. She added that a number of Ministry specialists
would travel to Belarus to learn about the construction of
such cities.
The creation of socialist cities has been planned under social
welfare program Misión Villanueva, which is focused on
developing town-building projects. Under Misión Villanueva,
socialist towns are intended "to promote the endogenous potential
and prioritize social economy." Therefore, small- and medium-size
businesses, cooperatives, family businesses, micro-businesses,
and any other form of communitarian associations have to be
promoted.