Summit of the Americas

Obama went to Panama to save the pan-American system, threatened by the exclusion of Cuba. What did fall into question was the ability of the pan-American system to bring together the…
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In Panama, it was also determined that the eighth Summit of the Americas will be held in Lima, Peru, in 2018.
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Saturday's highly anticipated meeting between President Raúl Castro and President Barack Obama resulted in an exchange with emphasis on the themes of mutual respect, agreeing to…
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Words spoken by President Barack Obama at the first plenary session for the Summit of Americas where he discusses how the shift in U.S. policy towards Cuba can mean big changes for the…
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Two former chiefs of the United States Interests Section in Havana instructed Cuban and Cuban-American malcontents how to behave in Panama during the Summit of the Peoples but their…
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President Obama entered the Summit Friday morning having created a different context. The United States and Cuba are on the cusp of restoring diplomatic relations.
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Members of the official Cuban delegation to the Parallel Forums at the Panama Summit have repudiated the presence in Panama City of Cuban dissidents who have vowed to take part in those…
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In an exclusive interview with Reuters, President Obama said that he hopes the United States will open an embassy in Cuba by the time of a Western Hemisphere summit in Panama in…
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Mexico and Canada can help the United States reestablish relations with Cuba, said Secretary of State John Kerry in Boston on Saturday, after meeting with the foreign ministers of the…
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Excerpts from the speech delivered Wednesday (Jan. 28) at the CELAC Summit in Costa Rica by Cuban President Raúl Castro Ruz, as translated by Progreso Weekly.
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