Ecuador will not attend Americas summit in solidarity with Cuba’s exclusion

Tuesday, April 3rd 2012 - 22:28 UTC

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Ecuador's President Rafael Correa confirmed he will not attend this month's Summit of the Americas in Colombia, nor any other gathering that excludes Cuba or fails to address what he calls the region's most pressing issues. Read full article

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GreekYoghurt
“fails to address what he calls the region's most pressing issues.”

What? They're not going to discuss rampant corruption in South America? Goodness me.
Apr 03rd, 2012 - 10:49 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Doveoverdover
The veto of foreign powers? Not much idea about how such international meetings of nations work on consensus then.
Apr 04th, 2012 - 09:34 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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ChrisR
Isn't this the character who wanted to jail the owners of the paper who pointed out he hid in a hospital and ordered his guards to fire on it to remove dissidents?

Or is it the 'leader' of some other LatAm country (with the notable exception of Uruguay).
Apr 05th, 2012 - 02:31 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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