Cuba USA
- Evo Morales: Obama Is Disrespectful For Not Agreeing On Final Declaration
source TeleSur “Obama will remember that the worst error he made was the decree against Venezuela,” said Morales in an exclusive interview with teleSUR. Bolivian President Evo Morales, in an exclusive interview that aired on teleSUR Friday morning,...
- Mercenaries In Panama, An Offense To Cuba (special Supplement)
It is with pride and feeling insulted that the Cuban civil society is arriving in Panama. And with good reason,because mercenaries who are usurping the name of our country were accepted to participate in the Parallel Forums of the Summit of the Americas....
- Summit Of Discord And Grave Of The Oas
by Patricio Montesinossource Cubadebatetranslation Cuba-Network in Defense of Humanity Far from achieving with its “Carrot and Stick” policy of aiming to dominate Latin America and at the same time to give the image of “Washington as The Redeeming...
- Oas Member States Say Summit Of The Americas Impossible Without Cuba
Source Cuba MINREX Nicaragua denounced on Wednesday Cuba's exclusion from the Organization of American States (OAS), saying that holding another Summit of the Americas without the Caribbean island's presence was impossible. The remarks were made...
- "cuban Dissidents Heckled At Americas Summit"
From the AP: By JOSHUA GOODMAN and ANDREA RODRIGUEZ12 hours ago PANAMA CITY (AP) — About 100 supporters of Cuba's government aggressively heckled dissidents from the communist-run island attending a civil society forum Wednesday at...
Cuba USA
Cuba Denounces Presence of 'Mercenaries' in Americas Summits
Known “mercenaries” are accredited to participate in the forums being held during the Summit of the Americas. The official Cuban delegation to the parallel forums for the Summit of the Americas denounced the presence of people who have “betrayed” the country in those forums, saying that their participation was not acceptable.
The delegates were referring to Cubans paid by the United States to “distort Cuba’s reality.” “We recogize the short comings of our country, but Cuban issues should be discussed in Cuba, not outside it,” the delegates stated.
The Cuban delegation made the statement in a press conference ahead of the start of the VII Summit of the Americas in Panama City, Panama on Friday.
The summit will be preceded by various forums for social sectors including the II Business Summit of the Americas, the first Meeting of Regional University Presidents, the Hemispheric Forum of Civil Society, and the Youth summit.
This year’s gathering of the heads of state and government from the hemisphere will mark the first time Cuba will participate in a Summit of the Americas. The Cuban delegation, which arrived in Panama on Tuesday, also stated that Cuba was attending the forums in order to promote cooperation, and that the “mercenaries” attending the forum had accreditation to participate and were well known.
The delegates said they were offended by their attendence, and openly expressed their anger during the press conference. “Its offensive that such people who have made betraying the homeland a profession, are here attending forums,” the delegates told the press.
Delegates also rejected the decree made by Obama against Venezuela, saying, “This decree doesn’t reflect the interests of the people of Latin America.” More than one hundred Cubans will be participating in the summit through the parallel forums being held as well as the People's Summit, organized by grassroots social movements. Cuba’s 3 million strong trade union was denied a space for presentation at the civil society forum.
Much of the world's attention will be on Cuba and the United States, where U.S. president Barack Obama and Cuban president Raul Castro will meet face-to-face for the first time since the two announced in December their intention to restore diplomatic relations.
- Evo Morales: Obama Is Disrespectful For Not Agreeing On Final Declaration
source TeleSur “Obama will remember that the worst error he made was the decree against Venezuela,” said Morales in an exclusive interview with teleSUR. Bolivian President Evo Morales, in an exclusive interview that aired on teleSUR Friday morning,...
- Mercenaries In Panama, An Offense To Cuba (special Supplement)
It is with pride and feeling insulted that the Cuban civil society is arriving in Panama. And with good reason,because mercenaries who are usurping the name of our country were accepted to participate in the Parallel Forums of the Summit of the Americas....
- Summit Of Discord And Grave Of The Oas
by Patricio Montesinossource Cubadebatetranslation Cuba-Network in Defense of Humanity Far from achieving with its “Carrot and Stick” policy of aiming to dominate Latin America and at the same time to give the image of “Washington as The Redeeming...
- Oas Member States Say Summit Of The Americas Impossible Without Cuba
Source Cuba MINREX Nicaragua denounced on Wednesday Cuba's exclusion from the Organization of American States (OAS), saying that holding another Summit of the Americas without the Caribbean island's presence was impossible. The remarks were made...
- "cuban Dissidents Heckled At Americas Summit"
From the AP: By JOSHUA GOODMAN and ANDREA RODRIGUEZ12 hours ago PANAMA CITY (AP) — About 100 supporters of Cuba's government aggressively heckled dissidents from the communist-run island attending a civil society forum Wednesday at...