> >Radio Havana Cuba-04 September 2000 23:45 > >Via NY Transfer News * All the News That Doesn't Fit > >Radio Havana Cuba - News Update - 04 September 2000 23:45 > > >*VISITING PRESIDENT OF BELARUS AWARDED JOSE MARTI ORDER > >*DELEGATION FROM THE U.S. COUNCIL OF CHURCHES VISITS CUBA > >*HAVANA SELECTED TO HOST NEXT YEAR'S WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY > >*KUWAITI LEGISLATORS HOPE TO IMPROVE BILATERAL RELATIONS WITH CUBA > >*MOTHER OF TAMARA BUNKE CONTINUES HER VISIT TO CUBA > >*CUBA-GUINEA JOINT COOPERATION COMMISSION MEETS IN HAVANA THIS WEEK > >*CUBA EXPRESSES SATISFACTION WITH CONDITIONS FOR ATHLETES IN SYDNEY > >*U.S. CUBA POLICY IS DRIVEN FROM MIAMI, NOT WASHINGTON > > >*VISITING PRESIDENT OF BELARUS AWARDED JOSE MARTI ORDER > >Havana, September 4 (RHC)-- Cuban President Fidel Castro awarded the >visiting President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, with the Jose Marti >Order -- Cuba's highest distinction. The Cuban government stated that the >award was in recognition of Lukashenko's political leadership, which has >been characterized by his firm positions and steadfast principles in the >defense of his people and in his constant efforts to integrate and unite the >former Soviet republics. > >In statements to the press following the awards ceremony, President Fidel >Castro said Belarus is the former Soviet republic that has expressed the >greatest concern in maintaining friendly relations with socialist Cuba >following the collapse of the Soviet Union. Previously, the two leaders had >signed a series of cooperation accords in virtually all fields, committing >themselves to qualitatively elevating ties between the two countries and >developing an equitable and mutually beneficial relation. > >Both leaders plan to attend this week's United Nations-sponsored Millenium >Summit. Referring to the event, Cuban President Fidel Castro called it "the >summit to save the millenium." > > >*DELEGATION FROM THE U.S. COUNCIL OF CHURCHES VISITS CUBA > >Havana, September 4 (RHC)-- A U.S. religious delegation from the National >Council of Churches of Christ is on a six-day working visit to Cuba at the >invitation of the Cuban Council of Churches. > >The religious mission, which arrived on Saturday in Havana, is headed by >the General Secretary of the National Council of Churches, Reverend Bob >Edgar. A number of pastors from different Protestant denominations also >make up the delegation. > >The visitors have a tight schedule, meeting with Cuban church leaders over >the weekend. Sunday morning, the group visited several churches where >pastors delivered sermons. Later in the afternoon, the delegation toured >Old Havana and met with historian Eusebio Leal, who gave them a detailed >explanation of the World Heritage Site. > >Monday morning, the U.S. religious delegation visited a health care center >in the Cuban capital, a special education school for mentally retarded and >physically disabled children as well as Havana's Latin American School of >Medicine. > >On Tuesday, Reverend Bob Edgar and his delegation are scheduled to visit >Elian Gonzalez's elementary school in Cardenas, where they will give a >donation of school supplies to the children of that Cuban. > > >*HAVANA SELECTED TO HOST NEXT YEAR'S WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY > >Havana, September 4 (RHC)-- The United Nations has selected Havana to host >next year's World Environment Day, thanks to the island's >internationally recognized achievements in the protection of the >environment. > >The announcement was made on Monday by Cuba's Minister of Science, >Technology and the Environment, Rosa Elena Simeon, who said that the Cuban >people are aware of their environmental responsibilities at a grassroots >level, which has contributed to the overall improvement of the island's >environment. > >The Cuban official told reporters that a number of activities will be held >leading to World Environment Day -- among them: contests, community projects >and school activities. > >The main activity will be held in Havana in June 2001. > > >*KUWAITI LEGISLATORS HOPE TO IMPROVE BILATERAL RELATIONS WITH CUBA > >Havana, September 4 (RHC)-- Kuwaiti legislators visiting Cuba expressed >their desire to develop ties between both country's Parliaments, as well as >in the economic and commercial field. > >During a meeting in Havana with Cuban parliamentarians, the Kuwaiti >delegation condemned Washington's blockade against the island and reaffirmed >Arab support for Cuba. > >The delegation -- from the parliament's Kuwait-Cuba Friendship Solidarity >Group -- told reporters that due to Washington's anti-Cuba policy, there is >a need to strengthen friendship ties with the island. > > >*MOTHER OF TAMARA BUNKE CONTINUES HER VISIT TO CUBA > >Santa Clara, September 4 (RHC)-- Nadia Bunke, mother of Tamara Bunke -- >known as "Tania la Guerrillera" -- Monday visited the offices of the >Havana-based Organization in Solidarity with the Peoples of Asia, Africa and >Latin America, OSPAAAL. > >The 88-year-old German woman, who is currently visiting the island >accompanied by her grandchildren and great grandchildren, visited the >remains of her daughter at the Ernesto Che Guevara Memorial in the central >city of Santa Clara. > >Nadia Bunke told reporters that she is grateful to Cuban President Fidel >Castro for his support in transferring her daughter's remains from Bolivia >to Cuba. The remains of Che, Tania and other guerrilla fighters were >discovered over the last two years in Bolivia where they were killed more >than 30 years ago. > >The guerrilla fighter was the only woman combatant in the rebel group in >Bolivia led by legendary guerrilla leader, Ernesto Che Guevara. > >Tania was killed in combat on August 31, 1967 in Bolivia. > > >*CUBA-GUINEA JOINT COOPERATION COMMISSION MEETS IN HAVANA THIS WEEK > >Havana, September 4 (RHC)-- The Cuba-Guinea Joint Commission for Economic >and Scientific Technical Cooperation will get underway on Thursday in >Havana. A two-year bilateral cooperation program is presently in the works. > >Cuba and Guinea will also examine cooperation in the fields of health, >fishing, construction, agriculture, education and trade. A commercial >agreement between both countries' radio and television industries will also >be examined. > > >*CUBA EXPRESSES SATISFACTION WITH CONDITIONS FOR ATHLETES IN SYDNEY > >Sydney, September 4 (RHC)-- The president of the Cuban Sports Institute, >Humberto Rodriguez, had words of praise for the conditions the Cuban >delegation will enjoy at the Olympic Villa before and during the games. >Upon his arrival in Sydney, Rodriguez visited the areas assigned to Cuba >including lodging, medical and technical facilities. > >Rodriguez expressed satisfaction with the conditions created to compete and >added that he hopes everything announced by organizers of the games will be >fulfilled. The top Cuban sports official arrived from Japan, training site >for athletes of several sports including baseball, boxing and judo. > >While in Japan, Rodriguez met with athletes and visited their training >camps. The Cuban athletes are holding preparatory sessions with their >Japanese counterparts. Judo experts, for example, held a warm-up session >with some 50 local experts over the weekend. > >Rodriguez also met with the head of the Latin America Department of the >Japanese Foreign Ministry, Shio Yamada, and thanked Japan for its support of >the Cuban athletes' training program. Some 200 Cuban athletes are currently >in Japan for training. > >As a result of talks with Japanese sports authorities, the president of the >Cuban Martial Arts Federation, Ramiro Chirino, signed a cooperation protocol >with the dean of Japan's Nihon University, Hidetoshi Tanaka, for the >exchange of Cuban and Japanese sumo fighters. > >Three Cuban experts are currently training in that Asian nation in order to >attend the World Sumo Wrestling Championship set for Sao Paulo, Brazil, >December 2nd and 3rd. > > >Viewpoint: > >*U.S. CUBA POLICY IS DRIVEN FROM MIAMI, NOT WASHINGTON > >Given that the United States is just two months away from presidential >elections, the recent diplomatic friction between Washington and Havana over >migration matters should be considered of little importance. Nearly >everything Washington does during this period is directly related to the >electoral interests of the Democratic Party. Meanwhile, the Republicans are >attacking the Clinton administration on all fronts and this can affect any >measures adopted during this crucial moment. > >Both parties are extremely interested in winning the elections in the state >of Florida, where there is a concentration of the richest and most extreme >right-wing elements of the Cuban-American community -- known for making big >campaign contributions to both Republicans and Democrats. Nonetheless, this >time Cuban-Americans cannot guarantee that they can will deliver the state's >votes to the candidate of their choice, since the community has lost face >with many Americans after the kidnapping in Miami of Elian Gonzalez. > >Though both U.S. political parties adopted clumsy and contradictory >positions on the case, the current administration in Washington finally >chose to enforce the law and bring the affair to a positive conclusion. The >entire episode illustrated to Americans and to the world that the small >group of extremist Cuban-Americans in Miami that has directed U.S. policy >toward Cuba for the past 40 years, is nothing but a house of cards. > >Hopefully, the next U.S. administration, whether Democratic or Republican, >will see the need to draft a new Cuba policy based on the true interests of >the United States, rather than on a small group of fanatics in southern >Florida. > >(c) 2000 Radio Habana Cuba, NY Transfer News. 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