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Judi Lynn

(160,211 posts)
Sat Jun 21, 2014, 02:03 AM Jun 2014

Uruguay Delivers President Obama's Message To Cuba On Trade Embargo

Uruguay Delivers President Obama's Message To Cuba On Trade Embargo

MONTEVIDEO, June 20 (BERNAMA-NNN-MERCOPRESS) -- Uruguay's president Jose Mujica delivered a message from US President Barak Obama to Cuba's Raul Castro proposing the opening of dialogue to discuss the blockade, reported the Montevideo media on Thursday.

The occasion was the recent G77 summit held in Bolivia.

According to the weekly Busqueda, which regularly reports on Mujica's activities, the Uruguayan president met with Castro in Santa Cruz de la Sierra last 14 June and delivered the message which was coordinated when Mujica visited the White House last May.

Allegedly the message was that the US government was prepared to reach an "agreement" with Cuba, for among other things lifting the trade embargo which has been standing for 54 years.

"Castro showed great interest in the proposal" according to the report and Mujica left the meeting with Raul Castro, "quite optimistic". Castro had a positive attitude towards the proposal as long as there were 'no conditions' from Washington.

More:
http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v7/wn/newsworld.php?id=1047941

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Uruguay Delivers President Obama's Message To Cuba On Trade Embargo (Original Post) Judi Lynn Jun 2014 OP
"... as long as there were 'no conditions' from Washington." Mika Jun 2014 #1
Same here. Yuck. n/t Judi Lynn Jun 2014 #2
US policy re. Cuba never has made any sense. delrem Jun 2014 #3

delrem

(9,688 posts)
3. US policy re. Cuba never has made any sense.
Sun Jun 22, 2014, 12:22 AM
Jun 2014

It relies entirely on the US being a stupid, manipulatable mass - which has been proven over decades of right-wing control. Control, primarily, of language.

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