... when it was announced at a Latin American/Caribbean meeting in Cancun
The Cuban foreign minister at the meeting in Caracas this week said the formation of the Community was the most important development in Latin America and Caribbean in the past 100 years. (i.e. independence from U.S. influence and meddling).
As you know, Cuba has been out of the OAS for a half century or so, and in the past two/three years was invited back, but Cuba told the OAS to get lost.
But Cuba will be in the budding CELAC.
As Judi says, heads must be exploding at hil's State Dept.
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President Chávez Stressed the Importance of the Meeting
For his part, President Hugo Chávez called today’s meeting historic and noted that it represents the first creation of an international regional organization “without the U.S. and without Europe.”
In his opening message to the meeting, President Chávez also referred to the importance of this effort as a means to achieve true independence and development in the region.
“Only together can we achieve development,” he emphasized. “We are playing for the future of the region, and we can’t allow anyone to derail it."
Short article, English
http://venezuela-us.org/2011/04/26/latin-american-and-caribbean-foreign-ministers-meet-in-caracas/ And a pisco sour to you :toast: