Cuba is the only independent country in the Western Hemisphere that is excluded from the Organization of American States (OAS), having been suspended from participation in 1962 under a decision that declared the Cuban Marxist-Leninist system of governance incompatible with the inter-American system.
This week, for the first time, OAS Secretary General Miguel Insulza openly advocated the reinstatement of Cuba to the group. In a conversation with journalists, he pointed out that the United States has diplomatic relations with every other country in the hemisphere. Those countries, he noted, as members of the OAS, would await a “signal” from the United States on Cuba’s readmission. His own hope is that the signal will come “sooner, rather than later.”
For Spanish speakers, his statement is here.
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