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December 17, 2008

Latin American, Caribbean Nations Meet on Regional Integration
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In Brazil, the presidents of thirty-three Latin American and Caribbean
nations gathered Tuesday to discuss ongoing efforts towards regional
integration. The US and Canada were excluded from the talks. Cuban
President Raul Castro said southern nations should continue to address
the challenges of coming together.

Cuban President Raul Castro: “The will to integrate Latin America starts
with the well-known inequalities in the levels of development between
the region’s nations, the lack of infrastructure, the huge social
injustices and the enormous disparity of interests."



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