Chilean President
Describes Official Visit to Cuba as
Successful
 HAVANA, Cuba, Feb
14, (acn).-
Cuban President Raul Castro bid farewell
last
night to Chilean President Michele
Bachelet at the Jose Marti International
Airport at the conclusion of her visit
to Cuba.
Shortly before taking leave of her Cuban
counterpart, Bachelet spoke about the
high level of political dialogue, and
the signing of several important
agreements during her visit. "The visit
has been a success. We have signed a
large number of important agreements and
established a very high level of
political dialogue; now we have to work
towards implementation...so that they
translate into concrete benefits for the
Cuban and Chilean people."
After accompanying Bachelet to the foot
of the Chilean Air Force plane stairway,
Raul noted the importance of several
recent successful visits of heads of
states and governments to Cuba.
Raul also spoke about the importance of
the incorporation of Cuba to the Group
of Rio, and highlighted the significance
of the first Latin American and
Caribbean Summit held in Brazil at the
end of last year. He pointed out that
the summit was the first time that all
countries from Rio Grande to the
Patagonia, including the Caribbean
countries, meet in the same place
without the presence of other nations
from outside the region. "We have grown
up; the time has come when we want to
speak for ourselves. This is what is
being demonstrated by all nations in
Latin America, or almost all of them."
The Cuban president said that the ever
more frequent visits of leaders from
other countries represents "a
recognition of the resistance of the
country during 50 years...a recognition
that we exist and that we exist because
we have resisted."
"They thank us for the attention
received, but we thank them, because the
visits of heads of states and
governments that have been taking place
and those that will soon take place,
even in the next few hours, are signs of
support, acknowledgement, and respect of
Cuba. It is a sign that the times are
changing, that unity is coming out of
the diversity, as it should be: unity
among diversity."
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