Colombia to decide Cuba's Summit of the Americas fate: OAS .
Colombia to decide Cuba's Summit of the Americas fate: OAS .
Monday, 20 February 2012 15:55
Seth Robbins
Colombia, the host country for this Aprils Summit of the Americas, will decide whether Cuba is admitted to the conference, according to the Organization of American States [OAS] Secretary of Legal Affairs.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has found himself in the middle of a political tug-of-war between the United States and the the left-leaning bloc of ALBA countries, who have insisted Cuba be admitted.
ALBAs political councilmade up of Venezuela, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Antigua and Barbuda, Bolivia, the Commonwealth of Dominica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadineshas threatened to boycott the summit if Cuba is not invited.
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Leaders from 34 countries, including U.S. President Barack Obama, are expected to attend the summit to discuss regional issues. But the boycott has threatened to spoil the event for Colombia's president, who saw it as a way to improve the country's image after years of violence and internal conflict.
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