Historical session in San Pedro Sula.

• Author: Cattivelli, Adrian
• Position: OAS - Brief article

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THE 39TH Ordinary Period of Sessions of the GAS General Assembly held June 2-3 in San Pedro Sula (Honduras) ushered in a new chapter in the history of inter-American relations. In a historic session, the heads of delegation of the 34 member states of the Organization nullified Resolution VI of the Eighth Meeting of Consultation of Ministers of Foreign Relations, adopted in Punta del Este on January 31, 1962, which excluded the government of Cuba from participating in the Inter-American System.

The June 3 resolution establishes that "Cuba's participation in the GAS shall be the result of a process of dialogue initiated at the request of the Cuban government and in accordance with the practices, purposes, and principles of the GAS."

In its preliminary considerations, the foreign ministers emphasized the "openness that characterized the dialogue of the heads of state and government at the Fifth Summit of the Americas, held April 17-19 in Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago), saying that "member states desire, in this same spirit, to establish a broad and...