[NYTr] Latin American Student Congress Starts in Ecuador

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Latin American Student Congress Starts in Ecuador

Havana, Nov 12 (acn) The 15th Latin American and Caribbean Student 
Congress opened Monday and will run until Saturday in Quito, Ecuador, 
with the participation of representatives from Latin America, North 
America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania.

During the Congress, sponsored by the Latin American and Caribbean 
Continental Students Organization (OCLAE), the delegates will demand 
the freedom of the five Cuban antiterrorist fighters unjustly held in 
US prisons for over nine years.

The Cuban and Venezuelan delegation will also demand the extradition of 
international terrorist Luis Posada Carriles, who walks freely in Miami 
under the protection of Bush administration, and will highlight the 
benefits of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA) regional 
integration project.

The meeting, which this year is dedicated to legendary 
Cuban-Argentinean guerrilla fighter Ernesto Che Guevara, also aims to 
reinforce cohesion among the student movement in the region, reports PL 
news agency.

Founded in 1996, the OCLAE is presided over by Cuba's University 
Student Federation and brings together 38 organizations in the area.