Latin leaders urge U.S. to lift Cuba embargo
It wasn't the main story to emerge from the United Nations last week and, as such, it hasn't been widely reported. Yet, the 48-year U.S. embargo of Cuba was very much part of the agenda during the 64th session of the General Assembly that ends Monday. Clearly, the issue of the longest embargo in modern history is not about to go away.
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/09/27/2009-09-27_latin_leaders_urge_us_to_lift_cuba_embargo.html ,
http://www.granma.cu/ingles/2009/septiembre/juev24/un-cuba-blockade.html ,
It wasn't the main story to emerge from the United Nations last week and, as such, it hasn't been widely reported. Yet, the 48-year U.S. embargo of Cuba was very much part of the agenda during the 64th session of the General Assembly that ends Monday. Clearly, the issue of the longest embargo in modern history is not about to go away.
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_
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Cuban Foreign Minister: US Blockade Remains Intact
(acn) “The US blockade against Cuba remains intact,” denounced on Friday the Cuban Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodriguez, while addressing the 33rd Annual Meeting of the Group of the 77 (G-77), which is comprised of 130 countries.
During his speech at the event, which took place in the context of the 64th ordinary period of sessions of the UN General Assembly in New York, Rodriguez described Washington’s recent measures as limited and insufficient.
“These measures adopted by the Obama Administration are mainly linked to the relations between the Cuban community in the United States and their relatives in Cuba,” the diplomat said.
Prensa Latina reports that the Cuban official announced that next October 28th Cuba will again introduce before the UN General Assembly a draft resolution entitled ‘Necessity to End the Financial, Commercial and Economic Blockade Imposed by the United States against Cuba’, which has been overwhelmingly approved for several consecutive years now.
In this respect, Bruno Rodriguez thanked the G-77 for their support and urged them to continue backing Cuba’s demand for the end of the blockade.
Meanwhile, the Cuban diplomat recalled that the current world crisis further deteriorated the social and economic situation of the peoples of the G-77 and brought hunger, poverty and diseases to millions of people all over the world.
Regarding the challenge of climate change, the Cuban FM stressed that Cuba gives priority to the negotiations prior to the upcoming Conference of Copenhagen and urged the international community to implement more efficient and dynamic measures.
Finally, Bruno Rodriguez urged participants to strengthen South-South cooperation and coordination within the G-77.
(acn) “The US blockade against Cuba remains intact,” denounced on Friday the Cuban Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodriguez, while addressing the 33rd Annual Meeting of the Group of the 77 (G-77), which is comprised of 130 countries.
During his speech at the event, which took place in the context of the 64th ordinary period of sessions of the UN General Assembly in New York, Rodriguez described Washington’s recent measures as limited and insufficient.
“These measures adopted by the Obama Administration are mainly linked to the relations between the Cuban community in the United States and their relatives in Cuba,” the diplomat said.
Prensa Latina reports that the Cuban official announced that next October 28th Cuba will again introduce before the UN General Assembly a draft resolution entitled ‘Necessity to End the Financial, Commercial and Economic Blockade Imposed by the United States against Cuba’, which has been overwhelmingly approved for several consecutive years now.
In this respect, Bruno Rodriguez thanked the G-77 for their support and urged them to continue backing Cuba’s demand for the end of the blockade.
Meanwhile, the Cuban diplomat recalled that the current world crisis further deteriorated the social and economic situation of the peoples of the G-77 and brought hunger, poverty and diseases to millions of people all over the world.
Regarding the challenge of climate change, the Cuban FM stressed that Cuba gives priority to the negotiations prior to the upcoming Conference of Copenhagen and urged the international community to implement more efficient and dynamic measures.
Finally, Bruno Rodriguez urged participants to strengthen South-South cooperation and coordination within the G-77.
U.S. Blockade Affects Cuban Iron and Steel Industry
(ACN-RHC).- The U.S. economic, financial and commercial blockade against Cuba has caused the island’s Iron and Steel Industry losses equivalent to over 38 million US dollars.
A report to be presented by Cuba to the UN General Assembly on October 28th underlines that some 140,000 refrigerators could have been purchased with that money, according to ACN news agency.
The head of International Relations of the Cuban Iron and Steel Ministry (SIME), Irene Rodriguez, told reporters that only in steel exports, the country has lost some 400,000 dollars, due to the use of euros in commercial transactions of products derived from that raw material.
Quoted by ACN news agency the SIME official said: “There’s no possibility of receiving credits from U.S. banks and international financial institutions, being it necessary to use commercial credits with high interests and without periods of grace as customary.”
Rodriguez stressed that imports become more expensive because purchases are made mainly in Europe and Asia, with a more extended commercial cycle and, therefore, with higher interests.
Recently, another SIME executive, Ever Ballar, warned that the transportation of steel has also become increasingly more difficult, because Cuba does not have adequate ships and because the Torricelly Act establishes that vessels arriving in Cuba cannot call at U.S. ports until six months later.
Next October 28, the UN General Assembly will analyze and vote against that criminal policy for the eighteenth time and take action on a resolution project.
(ACN-RHC).- The U.S. economic, financial and commercial blockade against Cuba has caused the island’s Iron and Steel Industry losses equivalent to over 38 million US dollars.
A report to be presented by Cuba to the UN General Assembly on October 28th underlines that some 140,000 refrigerators could have been purchased with that money, according to ACN news agency.
The head of International Relations of the Cuban Iron and Steel Ministry (SIME), Irene Rodriguez, told reporters that only in steel exports, the country has lost some 400,000 dollars, due to the use of euros in commercial transactions of products derived from that raw material.
Quoted by ACN news agency the SIME official said: “There’s no possibility of receiving credits from U.S. banks and international financial institutions, being it necessary to use commercial credits with high interests and without periods of grace as customary.”
Rodriguez stressed that imports become more expensive because purchases are made mainly in Europe and Asia, with a more extended commercial cycle and, therefore, with higher interests.
Recently, another SIME executive, Ever Ballar, warned that the transportation of steel has also become increasingly more difficult, because Cuba does not have adequate ships and because the Torricelly Act establishes that vessels arriving in Cuba cannot call at U.S. ports until six months later.
Next October 28, the UN General Assembly will analyze and vote against that criminal policy for the eighteenth time and take action on a resolution project.
Ramiro Valdés: El Estado no puede resolver todos los problemas
http://www.kaosenlared.net/
http://www.elnuevoherald.com/
Cuba Pins Hopes On New Farms Run for Profit
Program Part of 'New Socialist Model'
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/27/AR2009092703316.html ,
Program Part of 'New Socialist Model'
http://www.washingtonpost.com/
INSTITUTOS DE ESTUDIOS LATINOAMERICANOS Y TANQUES DE PENSAMIENTO
http://luisbrittogarcia.blogspot.com/2009/09/institutos-de-estudios-latinoamericanos.html ,
http://luisbrittogarcia.
Conferencia magistral de Noam Chomsky en la Sala Nezahualcóyotl (México D.F.)
Guerra, drogas y política, elementos del mundo bipolar
http://www.rebelion.org/noticia.php?id=92263 ,
Guerra, drogas y política, elementos del mundo bipolar
http://www.rebelion.org/
¿Le conviene a la derecha la intervención militar en Honduras?
http://www.cubadebate.cu/opinion/2009/09/27/%C2%BFle-conviene-a-la-derecha-la-intervencion-militar-en-honduras/ ,
http://www.cubadebate.cu/
El fascismo tiene su cara en Honduras
http://www.tvavila.icrt.cu/noticia.php?id=4978&clas=Portada ,
http://www.tvavila.icrt.cu/
Creación del Banco del Sur contará con $ 20 mil millones
El Banco del Sur representa la alternativa a la globalización neoliberal. “El banco de nosotros para traer nuestras reservas que las usan en el norte para darnos créditos a nosotros mismos”
http://www.kaosenlared.net/noticia/creacion-banco-sur-contara-20-mil-millones ,
El Banco del Sur representa la alternativa a la globalización neoliberal. “El banco de nosotros para traer nuestras reservas que las usan en el norte para darnos créditos a nosotros mismos”
http://www.kaosenlared.net/
Cae cifra de inmigrantes ilegales cubanos
http://www.elnuevoherald.com/noticias/america_latina/cuba/story/553212.html ,
http://www.elnuevoherald.com/
Cuba: Compañía Turismo y Salud ( Servimed ) se presenta en el mercado internacional con novedosos tratamientos médicos
http://www.newsinamerica.com/pag_tur.php?idnoticia=4906&categ=1 ,
http://www.newsinamerica.com/
Cancelan contrato de Cucu Diamantes por haber cantado en Cuba
http://cambiosencuba.blogspot.com/2009/09/cancelan-contra-de-cucu-diamantes-por.html ,
http://cambiosencuba.blogspot.
Reflections by comrade Fidel
A REVOLUTION IN THE MAKING
http://www.cuba.cu/gobierno/
Pittsburgh y la Cumbre de Margarita
http://www.cubadebate.cu/reflexiones-fidel/2009/09/27/pittsburgh-y-la-cumbre-de-margarita/ ,
http://www.cubadebate.cu/
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