[HCCN] LATAM calls for end to blockade of Cuba

[Judy Robbins]

SELA member states declare themselves against the blockade on Cuba


CARACAS —The 27 member states of the Latin American and Caribbean  
Economic System (SELA), meeting in Caracas, called this March 31 for  
an end to the U.S. financial and economic blockade of Cuba, in place  
for more than 50 years now.

José Rivera, SELA’s permanent secretary, told Prensa Latina that this  
was the sentiment of the countries comprising the regional entity,  
present at a meeting to assess economic relations between the United  
States and Latin America and the Caribbean in the context of the  
financial crisis.

The most positive signal that the Obama administration could send to  
the continent would be a firm decision to end the blockade, a demand  
expressed in discussions of SELA member nations and the international  
community.

He emphasized that a start to a new relationship between the United  
States and the subcontinent would be aided by a firm decision in this  
context. (PL)

Translated by Granma International

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