Raul Castro Attends Unity Summit
President Raul Castro leads Cuba''s delegation to the Latin America and Caribbean Unity Summit, taking place Monday and Tuesday in Cancun, Mexico.
Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez and other officials from the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs are also accompanying Raul Castro, Granma newspaper reports.
The gathering to be opened by Mexican Head of State Felipe Calderon at the Gran Velas Hotel in the Mayan Riviera has a broad agenda and the aim to make progress on the creation of a genuinely Latin American and Caribbean organization.
The analysis about the new grouping that will bring together the region's 33 countries is much advanced and there are still only some aspects to be defined.
As well as regional integration, the event will also look into several issues and adopt declarations on the reconstruction of Haiti, Argentina's sovereignty over the Falkland Islands and on climate change.
The draft of the declaration acknowledges the efforts made by several countries to support the Haitian people, stating that Haiti is a sovereign nation and the international aid should be coordinated by its government and the UN.
The Unity Summit will approve a resolution against the economic, trade and financial blockade the US government has maintained against Cuba for almost 50 years.
Twenty five Heads of State or Government have confirmed their participation in the summit that bring together the Rio Group and the Summit of Latin America and the Caribbean on Integration and Development.
Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez and other officials from the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs are also accompanying Raul Castro, Granma newspaper reports.
The gathering to be opened by Mexican Head of State Felipe Calderon at the Gran Velas Hotel in the Mayan Riviera has a broad agenda and the aim to make progress on the creation of a genuinely Latin American and Caribbean organization.
The analysis about the new grouping that will bring together the region's 33 countries is much advanced and there are still only some aspects to be defined.
As well as regional integration, the event will also look into several issues and adopt declarations on the reconstruction of Haiti, Argentina's sovereignty over the Falkland Islands and on climate change.
The draft of the declaration acknowledges the efforts made by several countries to support the Haitian people, stating that Haiti is a sovereign nation and the international aid should be coordinated by its government and the UN.
The Unity Summit will approve a resolution against the economic, trade and financial blockade the US government has maintained against Cuba for almost 50 years.
Twenty five Heads of State or Government have confirmed their participation in the summit that bring together the Rio Group and the Summit of Latin America and the Caribbean on Integration and Development.
Source:
Prensa Latina
Date:
22/02/2010