Latin Americans Pledge to Respect Cuba's Form of Government

Latin American leaders backed the right of all countries in the region to choose their own political systems on Wednesday, a victory for Cuba as the only one-party state in the western hemisphere. Cuba is hosting a summit of 33 countries of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean states (CELAC), which agreed in a declaration to “fully respect the inalienable right of every state to choose its political system.” Criticizing U.S. antagonism toward Cuba as a Cold War anachronism,...

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