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Candidate to lead OAS says Cuba shouldn't be excluded from regional summit

This article quotes remarks made by The Honorable Eduardo Stein Barillas during the Latin American Program's event "Four Keys for Re-Launching the OAS".

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Whether to invite Cuba "is no longer a question," as the Panamanian government has already taken steps toward issuing an invitation, the former Guatemalan vice president said during the latest in a series of forums at Washington's Woodrow Wilson Center featuring candidates for the OAS post.

"It would be very regrettable if, in this edition of the summit, if the Cuban government decides to accept the invitation and participate, other governments decide not to be there," Stein said in response to a question.

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