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AfricaNow! September 20, 2023 Prospects for Normalization of U.S.-Cuba Relations Dissected

Topic and Guest: Monday, September 18 marked the beginning of the 78th United Nations General Assembly.  For the past 30 years the members of the UN General Assembly have consistently condemned 61-year-old U.S. embargo against Cuba or as many see rather U.S. blockade of Cuba.  In November 2022 185 of the 193 members of the UN General Assembly voted to condemn the U.S. blockade of Cuba.  This is a further illustration of the continuous expansion of relations nations worldwide with Cuba.  In the midst of the 61-year-old U.S. Cuba has strived to make significant strides particularly in education, sciences, nutrition, and healthcare.  But as Cuba’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Carlos Fernández de Cossío noted last week in Washington, DC that these achievements are lately being eroded due the tightening U.S. blockade of Cuba.  

The show features Carlos Fernández de Cossío, Cuba’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs at a recent discussion entitled “Prospects for Normalization of US-Cuba Relations: A Talk with Cuban Deputy Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío” organized by the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) in Washington, DC. The other sponsoring organizations were Latin America Working Group, Friends of Latin America, Black Alliance for Peace, Alliance for Cuba Engagement and Respect (ACERE), and CODEPINK.  The conversation was moderated by IPS Board of Trustees member James Early. Audio courtesy of IPS.  

The full conversation entitled “Prospects for Normalization of US-Cuba Relations: A Talk with Cuban Deputy Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío” is available on the Institute for Policy Studies YouTube page (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQwfPrgfkxo). 

MUSIC ON THE SHOW: intro--“AFROCUBISM” BY CUBA MEETS MALI; break “EQUINOX” BY JOHN COLTRANE commemorating his birthday September 23 (September 23, 1926—July 17, 1967) and the soon coming of Autumn Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere and Spring Equinox Southern Hemisphere; sign-off--“MYSTIC VOYAGE” BY ROY AYERS commemorating his birthday on September 10 (September 10, 1940— ); closing song--“TSIKA DZEDU” BY OLIVER MTUKUDZI commemorating his birthday September 22 (September 22, 1952—January 23, 2019).

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AfricaNow! Sep. 20, 2023 Prospects for Normalization of U.S.-Cuba Relations Dissected

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