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      In his address to the Cuban National Assembly of Popular Power
on December 20, 2014, Cuban President Raúl Castro explained the Cuban
position with respect to the initial steps taken toward the
normalization of relations with the United States.  A translation of
his address can be found at:
http://www.globallearning-cuba.com/address-to-national-assembly-december-20-2014.html.

      Raúl applauds the initial steps take by President Obama, but he
maintains that no one should think that Cuba will surrender its
sovereignty in order to attain the normalization of relations with the
United States.  And he affirms that Cuba continues to insist that the
economic, commercial and financial blockade against Cuba be brought to
an end.

      For my December 18 blog post, “The dawn of a new era in Cuba?”,
go to: http://www.globallearning-cuba.com/blog-umlthe-view-from-the-southuml/archives/12-2014.

     Charles McKelvey
     Professor Emeritus
     Presbyterian College
     Clinton, South Carolina

     Section on Political Science from the South
     Division of Philosophy and History
     University of Havana
     Havana, Cuba

     Global Learning, LLC
     http://www.globallearning-cuba.com

See the blog at the Global Learning Website, “The View from the South:
Commentaries on world events from the Third World perspective.”  Find
it at http://www.globallearning-cuba.com/blog-the-view-from-the-south.html