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2008, San José, Costa
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Caricom Urges End of
U.S. Embargo Against
Cuba
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Solidarity to Handle
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Caricom Urges End of
U.S. Embargo Against
Cuba
Havana - The Caribbean
Community (Caricom) on
Monday demanded an end
to the U.S. embargo
against Cuba at a Cuba-Caricom
summit in the eastern
Cuban city of Santiago
de Cuba.
Antigua and Barbuda's
Prime Minister Baldwin
Spencer, who is also the
temporary president of
Caricom, called the
embargo a relic from the
past and said there is
"overwhelming
international rejection"
to the policy.
Spencer said he hoped
the new U.S. government
would end the embargo.
Caricom follows the
United Nation Charter on
respecting people's
right to
self-determination with
no interference in other
countries' internal
affairs, he added.
The prime minister also
praised the efforts of
the Cuban government and
its people for their
efforts in rebuilding
after three hurricanes
struck the island
country in recent
months.
The third Cuba-Caricom
summit opened Monday to
expand cooperation
between countries in the
region.
Cuban Leader Raul
Castro, Spencer and
Caricom General
Secretary Edwin Spencer
participated in the
meeting.
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