Latin American
Integration Association
Condemns U.S. Trade
Blockade of Cuba
The 14th meeting of the
Latin American
Integration Association
Foreign Ministers'
Council approved a
statement Tuesday,
condemning the U.S.
trade blockade of Cuba.
The meeting also
approved three other
statements to favor
Argentine sovereignty
over the Malvinas
Islands (referred to as
the Falkland Islands by
the British government),
to enhance social
cohesion in Latin
America and to promote
the regional integration
of Latin America,
Uruguayan Foreign
Minister Gonzalo
Fernandez told a news
conference.
Foreign ministers from
member states of the
Latin American
Integration Association
gathered here Tuesday to
advance free trade in
the region.
The Latin American
Integration Association,
which was founded in
1980 with its
headquarters in
Montevideo, groups
Argentina, Bolivia,
Brazil, Chile, Colombia,
Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico,
Uruguay, Peru, Paraguay
and Venezuela.
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