USA Today - May 20, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday that Cuba should not be allowed to rejoin the Organization of American States until it makes political reforms, releases political prisoners and respects human rights.
Testifying before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Clinton said the charter of the Western Hemisphere bloc of nations requires members to adhere to democratic standards that the communist government of Cuba does not yet meet.
"Any effort to admit Cuba into the OAS is really in Cuba's hands," she said. "They have to be willing to take the concrete steps necessary to meet those principles."
"If Cuba is not willing to abide by (the charter's) terms then I cannot foresee how Cuba can be a part of the OAS and I certainly would not be supporting in any way such an effort to admit it," said Clinton, who plans to attend the organization's annual general assembly on June 2 in Honduras. (read more...)
Testifying before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Clinton said the charter of the Western Hemisphere bloc of nations requires members to adhere to democratic standards that the communist government of Cuba does not yet meet.
"Any effort to admit Cuba into the OAS is really in Cuba's hands," she said. "They have to be willing to take the concrete steps necessary to meet those principles."
"If Cuba is not willing to abide by (the charter's) terms then I cannot foresee how Cuba can be a part of the OAS and I certainly would not be supporting in any way such an effort to admit it," said Clinton, who plans to attend the organization's annual general assembly on June 2 in Honduras. (read more...)
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