Spanish Foreign Minister

Concession turns to quick advantage

July 13, 2010

Newsweek magazine on the new tactics for an aged regime: But Havana has already turned the concession to quick advantage. By taking the most obvious human-rights issue off the table, Raúl Castro has driven a new wedge between U.S. and European policies. Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Ángel Moratinos, who helped broker the deal, crowed that [...]

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Miscellanea

July 7, 2010

An El Salvadoran national detained in Caracas will be extradited “in the coming hours” to Cuba, where he is wanted for a string of terrorist bombings in the late 1990s. [Wall Street Journal] Some changes are in the works for Radio and TV Martí. [Radio World] Spanish FM: Spain hopes Cuba’s agreement with Roman Catholic [...]

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Diplomatic corner

July 2, 2010

The lease to the United States by the Government of Cuba of Certain Areas of Land and Water for Naval or Coaling Stations in Guantanamo and Bahia Honda was signed 107 years ago today. [Avalon Project] Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Ángel Moratinos will visit Cuba early next week (Mon. through Thurs.) to support dialogue between [...]

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