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Radio Havana Cuba-20 November 2000
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Radio Havana Cuba - News Update - 20 November 2000
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*CUBA REQUESTS EXTRADITION OF LUIS POSADA CARRILES
*PARAGUAYAN FOREIGN MINISTER CONDEMNS PLOT AGAINST FIDEL CASTRO
*PARAGUAYAN FIRST LADY BEGINS OFFICIAL VISIT
*FAO DEMANDS IMMEDIATE END TO WASHINGTON'S BLOCKADE OF CUBA
*PARTICIPANTS IN CONGRESS ON ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE TAKE COURSES IN
HAVANA
*VENEZUELAN CULTURE MINISTER BEGINS WORKING VISIT TO CUBA
*CUBAN MUSICIAN COMPAY SEGUNDO TURNS 93
*OCEAN PRESS LAUNCHES NEW TITLES IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH
*Viewpoint: CUBA'S POSITION ON TERRORISM IS NOT NEGOTIABLE
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*CUBA REQUESTS EXTRADITION OF LUIS POSADA CARRILES
Havana, November 20 (RHC)-- In the wake of his arrest in Panama
during the recent Ibero-American Summit, Cuba has requested the
extradition of Luis Posada Carriles, the man Havana holds responsible
for the bombing of a Cubana airliner in 1976 as well as masterminding
numerous other terrorist attacks against the island, including the
bombing of Havana hotels in 1997.
Posada Carriles was arrested along with four others by
Panamanian authorities following a news conference given by President
Fidel Castro upon his arrival to attend the Summit in which the Cuban
leader exposed yet another attempt on his life. Posada Carriles was
traveling under a Salvadorian passport and is known to receive
protection from San Salvador.
The affair led to a sharp exchange of words between Fidel Castro
and Salvadoran President Francisco Flores during a debate on a
resolution condemning terrorism. Flores accused Cuba of sponsoring
terrorism in El Salvador during a civil war in which the rest of the
world -- including the U.S. government -- now recognizes that
Salvadoran government soldiers were the principal violators of human
rights.
In El Salvador today, the opposition party FMLN announced it would
carry out its own investigation into the case of Posada Carriles and
why he was traveling with a Salvadoran passport. It appears that
Posada Carriles has used the passport under an assumed name 59 times
in trips to and from the United States from El Salvador, which gave
weight to Cuba's accusation that the Miami-based Cuban-American
National Foundation was funding his activities.
Although Panamanian President Mireya Moscoso was upset for not
being informed of the Posada Carriles plot by Cuban authorities prior
to the news conference, observers defended Havana, saying that the
information may have leaked. Panamanian authorities were forced to
immediately arrest the terrorist team once it had been exposed.
The Ibero-American debate on terrorism also found Cuba debating why
Basque separatist attacks within Spain were the subject of a specific
mention and condemnation in a draft document on terrorism when
outside attacks against Cuba were not mentioned at all. Cuban Foreign
Minister Felipe Perez Roque called the resolution "selective" and
said it should condemn all forms of terrorism across the board,
without specifically focusing on any one nation.
*PARAGUAYAN FOREIGN MINISTER CONDEMNS PLOT AGAINST FIDEL CASTRO
Havana, November 20 (RHC)-- Visiting Paraguayan Foreign Minister
Juan Esteban Aguirre condemned a terrorist plot to kill Cuban
President Fidel Castro during the recently concluded 10th Ibero-
American Summit of Heads of State and Government in Panama.
Aguirre arrived in Havana on Sunday evening for an official visit at
the invitation of his Cuban counterpart, Felipe Perez Roque.
The top Paraguayan diplomat thanked the Cuban people and government
for the solidarity work being carried out by teams of Cuban health
specialists in his country.
The Paraguayan foreign minister is scheduled to sign four
cooperation agreements with Cuba, including one promoting greater
exchange between both nations' foreign ministries. During his stay,
which runs through Wednesday, the Paraguayan official will meet with
his Cuban counterpart and will also tour places of social and
economic interest.
*PARAGUAYAN FIRST LADY BEGINS OFFICIAL VISIT
Havana, November 20 (RHC)-- Paraguay's First Lady, Susana Galli,
began a four-day visit to Cuba. Galli will seek broader cooperation
between her country and Cuba in areas such as health, education and
attention to the disabled.
Upon her arrival in Havana, the wife of Paraguayan President Luis
Gonzalez Maqui stated that there are thousands of young Paraguayans
who are looking forward to studying medicine here in Cuba. She added
that the aim of her visit is to review with Cuban authorities the
possibility for increasing the number of Paraguayan students at the
Havana-based Latin American School of Medicine, now approaching 100.
Cuba and Paraguay reestablished consular relations in August of 1996
and full diplomatic relations in November of last year after a nearly
40-year break.
*FAO DEMANDS IMMEDIATE END TO WASHINGTON'S BLOCKADE OF CUBA
Rome, November 20 (RHC)-- The United Nations Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO) has once again demanded the lifting of
Washington's 40-year blockade against Cuba.
For the ninth consecutive year, the FAO Council has passed a
resolution condemning U.S. policy towards Cuba and calling on
Washington to end its punitive, genocidal policy.
Cuba's Ambassador to that UN body, Juan Niury, noted similarities
between the resolutions passed by the United Nations General Assembly
and this one adopted by the FAO. Both reaffirm the countries' respect
for national sovereignty and the non-interference in the internal
affairs of nations, as well as their support for principles such as
freedom of trade and international navigation.
These are also included in the Final Declaration and the Plan of
Action of the World Food Summit, approved by 185 heads of state and
government in November of 1996.
The FAO Council met Monday in Rome with the participation of some 50-
member nations and an equal number of observers. The meetings' agenda
includes the world agricultural sector, its prospects and food
shortages. The FAO report notes that world agricultural production
increased by 1.6 percent in 1999, while Africa continues to have the
greatest food shortages on Earth.
*PARTICIPANTS IN CONGRESS ON ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE TAKE COURSES IN
HAVANA
Havana, November 20 (RHC)-- Pre-congress courses for participants in
the First Congress on Alternative Medicine and Bioenergetics began on
Monday at Havana's Ortop. Convention Center.
Two days of pre-congress courses have been scheduled for participants
at the Congress, which will run from November 22nd through the 24th.
Over 360 delegates from 10 nations are expected to participate in the
event. Monday's pre-congress courses dealt with issues such as
chiropractic, with presentations by specialists from various U.S.
universities and institutions.
Other pre-congress courses involved debates on acupuncture, micro-
systems, primary health care, cranial-sacral respiration, traditional
medicine and the treatment of pain.
*VENEZUELAN CULTURE MINISTER BEGINS WORKING VISIT TO CUBA
Havana, November 20 (RHC)-- Venezuelan Culture Minister Manuel
Espinosa has begun a four-day working visit to Cuba. Espinosa arrived
in Havana on Sunday at the invitation of his Cuban counterpart, Abel
Prieto.
During his visit, the Venezuelan culture minister will discuss with
his Cuban counterpart a project for the exchange of expertise, as
well as to promote direct cooperation between the two ministries.
On Monday, the Venezuelan official inaugurated an exhibition by
Venezuelan painter Maria Elena Alvarez at Casa de las Americas - a
Havana-based institution for the promotion of Latin American culture.
The distinguished visitor's agenda in Cuba also includes meetings
with other Cuban government officials and visits to centers of social
and cultural interest.
*CUBAN MUSICIAN COMPAY SEGUNDO TURNS 93
Havana, November 20 (RHC)-- Renowned Cuban musician Francisco
Repilado, better known as Compay Segundo, turned 93 this past
Saturday, November 18th.
To celebrate the occasion, a huge party was organized in his honor on
Sunday at the Havana Hotel Nacional. Family members and friends of
Compay Segundo -- one of the leading figures of the Buena Vista
Social Club project -- participated in the event.
Author of memorable musical pieces such as Sarandonga, La Calabaza
and Chan Chan, Compay Segundo is the oldest musician still performing
in the world. He won a diamond record recently for sales of his
latest album, Las Flores de la Vida in Spain and performed at the
Vatican at the request of Pope John Paul II.
*OCEAN PRESS LAUNCHES NEW TITLES IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH
Havana, November 20 (RHC)-- The Australian Publishing House Ocean
Press has launched eight new Cuba-related titles. The new books,
edited in Spanish and English, include titles such as "Capitalism in
Crisis," a compilation of speeches by Cuban President Fidel Castro on
globalization and world politics. "The Bay of Pigs," examining the
U.S.-orchestrated mercenary invasion of Cuba in 1961 and "Che in
Africa," by Cuban Brigadier General William Galvez.
Ocean Press President David Deutchmann stated that the publishing
house is an independent Australian company. He said that for the past
twelve years, Ocean Press has dedicated itself to publishing books
about Cuban reality in English, but also some titles in Spanish.
Deutchmann said it is very important to be able to present Cuban
reality outside of Cuba to an audience that normally does not have
access to books on Cuba, to the ideas and experiences of Cuba and of
the Cuban Revolution. Ocean Press has published more than 50 titles
on Cuba and is now the main publisher in English of books on Cuba.
Ocean Press books are distributed in the United States, England,
Canada, South Africa, the Philippines, India, Australia and also here
in Cuba. The company has also published several books by and about
Che Guevara. Over the next 12 months, Ocean Press will publish new
titles in English on Cuba.
The president of Ocean Press stated that his company's books have
received a lot of support. In the United States, for example, lots of
books are published about Cuba, but most of them with distortions of
Cuban reality. Ocean Press publishes books that present a different
version of Cuba and of the Cuban Revolution. David Deutchmann said
that Ocean Press finds a very large audience for their books in the
universities, in bookstores, among the general public and of course,
among solidarity activists and progressive sectors in the United
States and other countries.
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*CUBA'S POSITION ON TERRORISM IS NOT NEGOTIABLE
The immediate arrest by Panamanian authorities of a group of
terrorists, who planned to assassinate Cuban President Fidel Castro
during the 10th Ibero-American Summit, added to an intense debate
about terrorism during the forum.
The leader of the Cuban Revolution publicly denounced the presence of
a group of killers in the pay of the Cuban-American National
Foundation in Miami who planned an attempt on his life.
The debate revolved around Cuba's decision not to support the text of
a resolution to the Final Declaration of the Summit, condemning the
terrorist violence of the separatist Basque organization ETA, which
has committed innumerable acts of violence in Spanish territory.
The Cuban delegation recognized the problems that Spain has with
terrorism and reiterated that terrorist violence has never had the
support of Cuba. Cuba then proposed a text that condemns all
terrorism against any Ibero-American country, including Cuba -- the
country in the region most affected by external, political
aggression.
There was a heated debate with interventions from Spain, El Salvador
and Cuba. Finally, Panamanian President Mireya Moscoso put an end to
the debate with a proposal to discuss it on another occasion.
Cuba has every reason to adopt this position in the face of all
the terrorist acts that have been perpetrated against it. It is also
an Ibero-American country and has been the victim of state
terrorism, innumerable acts of aggression and other crimes which have
left thousands of Cubans dead and injured over forty years -- a
period in which the majority of countries present at the Summit had
governments which were unconditional allies of the United States.
Washington has been the principal promoter and executor of aggressive
and subversive politics against Cuba. President Fidel Castro
reaffirmed, with total conviction and firmness, Cuba's commitment
to integrate with Latin America and to work with other regional
countries for the common good, but he was very clear about Cuba's
right to defend its work and policies whatever the circumstances.
Cuba has always espoused peace and never acted as the aggressor. It
has philanthropically defended other nation's struggles for national
liberation and sovereignty in the face of right-wing exterior forces,
sending medical personnel to Third World nations around the world.
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Subject: MEXICAN BIOLOGIST SAYS CUBA SETS EXAMPLE IN ECOSYSTEMS
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MEXICAN BIOLOGIST SAYS CUBA SETS EXAMPLE IN ECOSYSTEMS MANAGEMENT
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MEXICAN BIOLOGIST SAYS CUBA SETS EXAMPLE IN ECOSYSTEMS MANAGEMENT
BY SISSI ARENCIBIA
MEXICO, Nov 17 (PL) Mexican biologist Gonzalo Merenis asserted that
Cuba is an example of natural resource preservation and integral
handling of coastal ecosystems.
Merenis, member of the Amigos de Sian Kaan Civil Association, from
Quitana Roo State, told Prensa Latina that the Island has increasing
interest in providing proper coastal treatment and sustainable
environmental development.
He emphasized the integrity of Cuban policies in this sense and
pronounced for applying this same experience in Sian Kaan, a zone
declared a Biosphere Reserve in 1986 and part of the world's second
most important coral reef barriers.
The scientist recalled that Sian Kaan, a region where -according to
Mayan legend- the sky begins, is on Quintano Roo State's central
coast and one of Mexico's largest protected areas.
This zone (650,000 hectares) and Guanacabibes' Biosphere Reserve
(100,000 hectare), in Cuba's westernmost province are twins, he said.
Merenis commented that both reserves have been supporting each other
for over five years, since Guanacabibes has done environmental
protection work very useful for his organization, dedicated to
promote the values of nature.
The Cuban reserve has enormous biological wealth and its
greatest socio-economic importance lies in the forest, regarded as
the one with most autochthonous value in Cuba, with 14 local endemic
species, of 500 registered, he noted.
When asked about strategies the Mexican states should carry out to
attain sustainable development, he answered that the environment
demands urgent attention, since there are many zones whose ecosystems
have been greatly damaged.
There is the need for "a deeply analyzed strategy including all
sectors and human settlements living in a coastal zone to preserve
the sea ecology," the biologist observed.
Merines said "the fact that the sea and coast, in many cases,
share elements, causes problems when activities such as oil
extraction, cutting of mangrove trees, tourism, destruction of coral,
and fishing are carried out." In most of the cases, these actions
damage the ecosystems, bio-diversity, and even human safety, the
scientist upheld.
He maintained that it is necessary to be sensitive to understand that
a nation's sustainable development demands collective and joint
actions, because preservation is "each human being's priority and
responsibility." DIG/CCS
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Subject: CEPAL SALUTES CUBAN BUSINESS REFORMS AND ECONOMIC EXPANSION
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CEPAL SALUTES CUBAN BUSINESS REFORMS AND ECONOMIC EXPANSION
BY JORGE V. JAIME
HAVANA, Nov 17 (PL) The Economic Commission for Latin America and
the Caribbean (CEPAL) praised the improvements in Cuban industry in
recent years and recommended that the Government insist on optimizing
public enterprises.
"We value the new phase of expansion, which began in 1998, as
positive and that will be repeated with a good increase rhythm
ranging from 5 to 6 percent of the Gross National Product (GNP) in
2000," CEPAL leader Jose Antonio Ocampo told Prensa Latina.
Several national officials, Vice President Carlos Lage and Economy
and Planning Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez among them, have predicted
an increase in the Cuban GNP of 5 percent this year, but didn't
discard the possibility it could be higher.
The executive secretary of CEPAL highlighted the factors that have
favored the Cuban economic increase, such as the national financial
system reforms and public business improvement plans, offering more
autonomy and decision-making to state entities.
These are important elements in the development phase, especially if
Cuban authorities encourage the restructuring of public enterprises
to consolidate domestic development, commented Ocampo.
Cuba's Economy and Planning Ministry (MEP) sponsored the
celebration Thursday of an international seminar of experts from 13
Latin American and European nations at the National Hotel in Havana.
The meeting is part of the celebrations for the 40th anniversary
Cuban practical economic planning. The High Level International
Seminar on Basic Functions of Planning and Successful Experiences was
also promoted by the Latin American and Caribbean Economic and Social
Planning Institute.
Economic authorities from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica,
Chile, Spain, Guatemala, Mexico, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela,
Dominican Republic, Vietnam, as well as delegates from Brazil's
Institute of Economic Research and the CEPAL office in Mexico are
attending the meeting.
Ocampo explained to Prensa Latina that "we are trying to study the
role of economic planning in today's world in a pragmatic way, after
a wave that dismantled many planning offices and departments."
Now, we try to compare concrete experiences of countries such as
Cuba, China or Vietnam with the European capitalist world and Latin
American cases from very different perspectives, he explained.
The Economic Commission for Latin American is one of the oldest
regional UN commissions, created February 25, 1948 after approval of
Resolution 106 of the Economic and Social Council proposed by Chilean
representative Hernan Santa Cruz.
From July 27, 1984, CEPAL was named Economic Commission for Latin
America and the Caribbean. FX/CCS
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