Posted by Tom Okure, Ph.D
Date: August 14, 2015
Date: August 14, 2015
Jose Marti once said this: “Everything that divides men…is a sin against
humanity.” ~ Remarks by US Secretary of State John Kerry.
humanity.” ~ Remarks by US Secretary of State John Kerry.
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| Secretary of State John Kerry at Flag Raising in Havana, Cuba |
Secretary John Kerry also said this: “My friends, we are gathered here today because our leaders – President Obama and President Castro – made a courageous decision to stop being the prisoners of history and to focus on the opportunities of today and tomorrow”
“For more than half a century, U.S.-Cuban relations have
been suspended in the amber of Cold War politics. In the interim, a whole generation of Americans and Cubans have grown up and grown old. The United States has had ten new presidents. In a united Germany, the Berlin Wall is a fading memory. Freed from Soviet shackles, Central Europe is again home to thriving democracies…… Let me be clear: The establishment of normal diplomatic relations is not something that one government does as a favor to another; it is something that two countries do together when the citizens of both will benefit. And in this case, the reopening of our embassies is important on two levels: People-to-people and government-to-government.
been suspended in the amber of Cold War politics. In the interim, a whole generation of Americans and Cubans have grown up and grown old. The United States has had ten new presidents. In a united Germany, the Berlin Wall is a fading memory. Freed from Soviet shackles, Central Europe is again home to thriving democracies…… Let me be clear: The establishment of normal diplomatic relations is not something that one government does as a favor to another; it is something that two countries do together when the citizens of both will benefit. And in this case, the reopening of our embassies is important on two levels: People-to-people and government-to-government.
First, we believe it’s helpful for the people of our nations to learn more about each other, to meet each other. That is why we are encouraged that travel from the United States to Cuba has already increased by 35 percent since January and is continuing to go up.
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| Raising the Flag at the US Embassy in Cuba |
We are encouraged that more and more
U.S. companies are exploring commercial ventures here that would create opportunities for Cuba’s own rising number of entrepreneurs, and we are encouraged that U.S. firms are interested in helping Cuba expand its telecommunications and internet links, and that the government here recently pledged to create dozens of new and more affordable Wi-Fi hotspots.
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Follow the link below to read the full video and text of remarks by US Secretary of State John Kerry in Havana, Cuba at the Flag Raising Ceremony:
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