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February 24, 2010

Latin American, Caribbean Nations Form New Regional Grouping
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Latin American and Caribbean nations have agreed to form a new regional
body excluding the United States and Canada. On Tuesday, leaders
gathered in Mexico backed calls to form an alternative to the
Organization of American States. Cuban President Raul Castro said the
move would aid regional integration.

Cuban President Raul Castro: “Cuba proposes that conditions are set to
advance quickly the constitution of a purely Latin American and
Caribbean regional organization that would be formed and would represent
the thirty-three independent countries of Latin America and the
Caribbean.”



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