"Any peaceful or negotiated solution to the problems between the United States and the peoples or any people of Latin America that doesn't imply force or the use of force should be treated in accordance with international norms and principles," he said in a statement.
"We will always defend cooperation and friendship with all the peoples of the world, among them our political adversaries."
[jpost.com by Reuters]
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The United States welcomed Tuesday former Cuban leader Fidel Castro's belated response to the thaw in ties between the Cold War foes as a sign that change is underway in Havana...
ReplyDelete"We take his reference of 'international norms and principles' as a positive sign," State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters, after Castro's letter was released.
Psaki said Washington now looked forward "to the Cuban government implementing those international norms and principles for a democratic, prosperous and stable Cuba."
The 88-year-old and still influential former leader released his letter to state media late Monday, after last week's historic first round of talks on restoring diplomatic ties between America and Cuba.
The revolutionary icon noted that he did not trust the United States, but did not repudiate the reconciliation process and defended the peaceful resolution of conflicts with "political adversaries."
And his language contained a nod to a normalization in ties.
"Any peaceful and negotiated solution to problems between the United States and the peoples or any people of Latin America, which does not imply force or the use of force, should be treated according to international norms and principles," Castro said.........................http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/121522/World/Region/US-Fidel-Castro-message-positive-sign.aspx
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El líder cubano Raúl Castro exige a Obama devolver el territorio de Guantánamo ...
ReplyDeleteEl mandatario cubano, Raúl Castro Ruz, declaró este miércoles que su país exige a EEUU la devolución del territorio de Guantánamo.
"El restablecimiento de las relaciones bilaterales no será posible mientras exista el bloqueo y no se devuelva el territorio cubano de Guantánamo", cita el canal Telesur las palabras del líder cubano en la III Cumbre de la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños (CELAC) que se celebra en Costa Rica.
Destacó además que "el problema principal no ha sido resuelto" ya que "el bloqueo comercial y financiero debe cesar".
Raúl Castro admitió que el cese del embargo "será un camino largo y difícil", también para EEUU..................http://mundo.sputniknews.com/americalatina/20150128/1033748684.html
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