>Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 08:47:57 -0500 >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Radio Havana Cuba-29 November 2000 >Radio Havana Cuba-29 November 2000 > >Via NY Transfer News * All the News That Doesn't Fit > >Radio Havana Cuba - News Update - 29 November 2000 > > . > >*CUBA HAS ALWAYS CONDEMNED TERRORISM, COMPLIED WITH TREATIES > >*COLOMBIAN CARIBE HOUSE DEMANDS POSADA'S EXTRADITION TO CUBA > >*JUSTICE MINISTER SAYS HAVANA IS COMMITTED TO FIGHT DRUG TRAFFICKING > >*BRAZIL'S WORKERS PARTY CONTINUE ITS VISIT TO CUBA > >*ARGENTINA'S OFFERINGS AT THE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL > >*INT'L MEETING OF COMPUTER SCIENCE, COMMUNICATION EXPERTS > >*JOHN LENNON STATUE TO BE UNVEILED ON 20th ANNIVERSARY OF HIS MURDER > >*CUBA REITERATES SOLIDARITY WITH THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE > >*CUBA STRENGTHENS PREVENTIVE SERVICES IN FIGHT AGAINST DRUGS > > . > >*CUBA HAS ALWAYS CONDEMNED TERRORISM, COMPLIED WITH TREATIES > >Havana, November 29 (RHC)-- Cuba has always condemned terrorism and complies >with all international treaties and obligations. Cuban experts in >international relations and officials from the Foreign Ministry took part in >a roundtable discussion Tuesday evening. > >The program -- which examined the anti-terrorist resolution presented by El >Salvador during the recent Ibero-American Summit in Panama -- was broadcast >live on Cuban radio and television. > >Participants in the roundtable explained that Cuba did not sign on to the >resolution because it exclusively dealt with the terrorist activities of the >Basque-separatist group ETA - and totally ignored other terrorist acts, >particularly those organized against Cuba. > >Lazaro Barredo, a journalist from the newspaper "Trabajadores," pointed out >that it was interesting that the terrorist activities of Luis Posada >Carriles were organized in El Salvador -- the same country that sponsored >the resolution at the Ibero-American Summit but refused to recognize the >fact that Posada Carriles was given refuge by Salvadoran authorities. >Barredo said that the resolution was drawn up by Spain and presented by >Salvadoran President Francisco Flores during the meeting in Panama City. > >Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Angel Dalmau stated that Havana has always >dealt fairly with those Cuban citizens who have sought asylum at the Spanish >embassy. He said that Cuba respects Spain's sovereignty, while refusing to >encourage illegal actions by Cuban citizens. Since there are no mutual >asylum agreements between Havana and any other European capital, Cuba does >not allow extradition requests. > > >*COLOMBIAN CARIBE HOUSE DEMANDS POSADA'S EXTRADITION TO CUBA > >Barranquilla, November 29 (RHC)-Colombia's Cuba Solidarity organization, >Caribe House, Wednesday demanded that the Panamanian government extradite >terrorist Luis Posada Carriles to Cuba. > >The organization also called on Panama to treat Posada Carriles as a >terrorist and to avoid any political maneuvers by an attorney that might be >in the pay of Miami's ultra right wing Cuban American National Foundation. > >This solidarity institution requested in the name of peace and respect for >the Panamanian government, that the international terrorist be tried in >Cuba, the country which has suffered most from his terrorism, or extradited >to Venezuela where he escaped from prison after the 1976 bombing of a Cuban >civilian airliner in which 73 innocent people perished. > > >*JUSTICE MINISTER SAYS HAVANA IS COMMITTED TO FIGHT DRUG TRAFFICKING > >Havana, November 29 (RHC)-- Cuba's Justice Minister, Roberto Diaz Sotolongo, >reiterated Tuesday in Havana the government's commitment to the fight >against drug trafficking. > >The Cuban official added that Havana has the capacity to win the battle >against drug trafficking and to prevent the drug scourge from menacing Cuban >society. He said that although the cases of drug consumption and trafficking >on the island are minimal, prevention is the key to avoid its increase. > >The Cuba's Justice Minister's statements came during his participation at >the national workshop on drug trafficking, organized by the island's >Interior Ministry. > > >*BRAZIL'S WORKERS PARTY CONTINUE ITS VISIT TO CUBA > >Havana, November 29 (RHC)-The leader of Brazil's Workers Party, Luis Inacio >Lula Da Silva, Wednesday said in Havana that Cuban President Fidel Castro is >an example for the Cuban people. Lula, who is heading a delegation from his >country, made the statement at a press conference during his visit to >Havana. > >In response to one question, the Brazilian leader added that if he sould win >the presidential elections in the year 2002, he would not copy Cuba's model >nor France's nor any other country, because, added Lula Da Silva, Brazil >must look for our its own model of socio-economic system. > > >*ARGENTINA'S OFFERINGS AT THE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL > >Havana, November 29 (RHC)-A wide range of issues, among them humor and >social conflict, will be part of Argentina's contribution to the 22nd >International Film Festival of New Latin American Cinema to be held in >Havana in December. > >Among the Argentine films to be shown during the festival are "Plata >Quemada" by Marcelo Pineiro and "Nueces para el Amor" by Alberto Lequi. > >"Una Noche Con Sabrina Love," winner of a prize at Spain's Huelva Film >Festival, will also be shown at Havana's International Film Festival. > > >*INT'L MEETING OF COMPUTER SCIENCE, COMMUNICATION EXPERTS BEGINS DEC 8th > >Havana, November 29 (RHC)-Academics from Ibero America, Canada and the >United States have confirmed their attendance at the 3rd International >Meeting of Computer Science and Communication Researchers and Experts that >will be held on December 8th at the University of Havana. > >According to a member of the organizing committee, Yanet Toirac, the main >issue to be discussed will be communication, information and society in >different panels, round tables and conferences. > >Other themes to be discussed are journalism, communication and education, >culture and communication, new technologies and general problems in >information. > > >*JOHN LENNON STATUE TO BE UNVEILED ON 20th ANNIVERSARY OF HIS MURDER > >Havana, November 29 (RHC)- A statue of ex Beatle John Lennon will be >unveiled next week in a Havana park on the occasion of the 20th anniversary >of his death. > >Jose Villa Soberon, sculptor of the Lennon statue, said that the statue is >in honor of a world famous musician and Havana has an obligation to pay him >tribute. > >The statue shows an informal and relaxed John Lennon enjoying a landscape. >An alleged admirer in New York killed John Lennon in December of 1980. > > >*CUBA REITERATES SOLIDARITY WITH THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE > >Havana, November 29 (RHC)-- The Palestinian Ambassador to Cuba, Imad Yatta, >Wednesday attended a press conference in Solidarity with the Palestinian >people at Havana's International Press Center. Participants at the >conference in solidarity with the Palestinian people included Ernesto Gomez >Abascal, an official of the Foreign Affairs Ministry, as well as members of >the Organization of Solidarity with the Peoples of Africa, Asia and Latin >America, OSPAAAL. > >During the conference, the Palestinian ambassador stressed that despite the >peace agreement reached in December of 1991 in Madrid, the Palestinians >continue to suffer Israel's excessive oppression and massacres, supported by >the United States, which acts as the alledged impartial mediator in the >Middle East peace process. > >Other foreign diplomats attending the Conference agreed that it is >impossible to advance the Palestinian cause while Jewish settlement >continues in Palestine. > > >*CUBA STRENGTHENS PREVENTIVE SERVICES IN FIGHT AGAINST DRUGS > >There has not been a serious drug or drug trafficking problem in Cuba for >more than forty years. Among the principal reasons is the social >transformation that took place in this country, for instance, the equal >distribution of goods, the continuing development of the system of free >medical care for all the population and the complete education of all the >children and young people. Cuba has developed special prevention services >and has expanded its constant air, sea and ground surveillance. Cuba is >determined to prevent this country from being used as a bridge for drug >traffickers to carry their drugs to their major market, which is the United >States. > >Cuban authorities have intercepted numerous cargoes of drugs destined for >the United States coming from the Southern hemisphere. They have detained >many drug traffickers and have destroyed huge quantities of drugs. Cuba has >also offered to co-operate with U.S. authorities in this delicate matter. >However, the political hostilities maintained by successive U.S. >administrations against Cuba has impeded a more effective cooperation >between the two neighboring countries. > >Cuba has bilateral pacts with several European countries and some countries >of this continent, which are aligned with the United States. These pacts >have allowed Cuba to develop and perfect the various aspects of the island's >struggle against drug trafficking. Cuba maintains a full exchange of >scientific and technical information. This includes training Cuban >specialists so that they are capable of using the most modern techniques >against this social scourge. An important course has just concluded in >Havana taught by technicians from Canada and the United Kingdom which >focused on money laundering, one of the most the important aspects of the >drug trade. Developing actions and strategies to impede the circulation of >money originating from drug trafficking is essential. This special program, >carried out here in Cuba, was attended by three hundred officials and >technicians who have considerable experience in the war against drugs. The >continuing co-operation of countries like France, England and Canada is >crucial and includes the supply of the technical resources needed for anti >drug and laboratory work. > >The defeat of those involved in drugs and drug trafficking requires the >commitment of all the countries implicated, willingly or unwillingly, in the >handling and distribution of these noxious substances. Cuba has always >fought against drug trafficking operations that originate in the South by >air, sea and ground, and has no intention of abandoning nor reducing these >actions. > >(c) 2000 Radio Habana Cuba, NY Transfer News. 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