[NYTr] Ibero-American Summit decisions with regard to Cuba

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RHC via PERIÓDICO 26 - Nov 12, 2007

Ibero-American Summit Condemns US Blockade against Cuba;
Demands Due Process for Terrorist Luis Posada Carriles

Santiago de Chile, Nov (RHC).- The 17th Summit of Ibero-American Heads
of State or Government concluded on Saturday in Santiago de Chile with
the approval of the Final Declaration and a plan of action aimed at
developing a comprehensive social protection system for immigrants in
any regional country.

The participating Ibero-American leaders also subscribed 10 special 
communiques, demonstrating their common position regarding several
issues, among them terrorism and the US blockade against Cuba.

Regarding the Helms-Burton Law, the participating Ibero-American
leaders request that the US government, comply with 16 consecutive
resolutions approved by the UN General Assembly and end its economic,
financial and commercial blockade against Cuba. They also request that
the US government stop immediately the implementation of anti-Cuba
measures adopted over the past four years and which are aimed at
further tightening Washington´s genocidal policy against the Caribbean
island. Likewise, they expressed their strong rejection of
extraterritorial laws and measures that run against International
Right, like the Helms-Burton law.

Regarding the sigue of terrorism, the participating Ibero-American
leaders committed themselves to denying refuge in their countries to
any person involved in terrorist activities, as well as adopting
measures to prevent and prohibit the use of their national territories
for the preparation and financing of any terrorist actions.

They ratified the extradition request as an essential tool in the fight 
against terrorism and condemned the fact that well-known international 
terrorist Luis Posada Carriles --the mastermind of the 1976 terrorist 
sabotage against a Cuban civilian plane that claimed 73 lives-- has not
been tried for terrorism. The participating Ibero-American leaders
expressed that Washington should either extradite Posada to face due
trial in Venezuela or try him on US soil for his countless crimes
against humanity.

The 18th Ibero-American Summit will be held in October 2008 in San
Salvador, El Salvador. It will be dedicated to the situation of the
Ibero-American youth. They also agreed to declare the year 2008 Year of
Ibero-American Youth.