The first official meeting between Cuban President Raul Castro and U.S. President Barack Obama has been “productive”, according to Cuba’s Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez, who addressed reporters shortly after the landmark talks.»
The meeting between Raul Castro and Barack Obama was most outstanding news on the final day of the 7th Summit of the Americas, held in Panama.»
Amid the historic inclusion of Cuba to the Organization of American States and U.S. bellicosity toward Venezuela, the Summit of the Americas commenced in Panama Friday, 7 p.m. local time. Pope Francis, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and outgoing Secretary-General Jose Miguel Insulza all gave inaugural speeches. Insulza said he was glad to live through such historic times, including the “negotiations »
Panama holds today two summit meetings in the presence of the most disadvantaged population from Latin America and the Caribbean, and the governments ruling the destinies of their citizens. The first one, known as the Summit of the Peoples and opened yesterday night, was convened by Panamanian union and grass-roots organizations under the slogan “Latin America – a homeland for »
Representatives of social movements from Latin America meet Thursday in Panama to discuss issues ranging from US sanctions on Venezuela to Puerto Rican independence.»
Panamanian social organizations denounced today that Venezuelan and Cuban counterrevolutionaries aim to use the Panamanian nation as a platform to plot against those nations during the 7th Summit of the Americas.»
The decision to invite Cuba to the Summit of the Americas had a massive support, Panamanian Foreign Minister Isabel de Saint Malo said in an interview to the local newspaper La Estrella de Panama releases today.»
Over one hundred representatives of Cuban civil society will participate in forums that will run parallel to the 7th Summit of the Americas, in Panama.»
Juan Carlos Varela was sworn in as new President of Panama this Tuesday, in a ceremony attended by representatives of several countries.»
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