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Viewing cable 09SAOPAULO228, MEDIA REACTION SAO PAULO: THE SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS, CUBA

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09SAOPAULO228 2009-04-17 14:18 2011-07-11 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Consulate Sao Paulo 
VZCZCXYZ0011
OO RUEHWEB

DE RUEHSO #0228 1071418
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 171418Z APR 09
FM AMCONSUL SAO PAULO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 9115
INFO RHEHNSC/NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL WASHDC IMMEDIATE
RUEHBR/AMEMBASSY BRASILIA PRIORITY 0262
RUEHRI/AMCONSUL RIO DE JANEIRO PRIORITY 9116
 
UNCLAS SAO PAULO 000228 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE INR/R/MR; IIP/R/MR; WHA/PD 
 
DEPT PASS USTR 
 
USDOC 4322/MAC/OLAC/JAFEE 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION SAO PAULO: THE SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS, CUBA 
04-17-2009 
 
Media Reaction: Western Hemisphere: Summit of Americas; Cuba, 
governance, easing of restrictions; South and Central Asia: Iran, 
regional and global influence; Sao Paulo 
 
Friday, April 17th 
 
Title - Summit of the Americas 
 
Editorial in liberal Folha de S. Paulo (4-17) states: "....President 
Obama should take the opportunity and eliminate this hypocritical 
47-year trade restriction, which only increases the cohesion of the 
regime, while it punishes the Cuban population....For the agenda [of 
the Hemisphere] to advance with a greater speed, the U.S. should end 
for good this contentiousness with Cuba - which does not imply, 
evidently, [that the U.S.] stop condemning the systematic human 
right violations sponsored by the Cuban dictatorship." 
 
Title - A tournament of obvious things 
 
Op-ed in liberal Folha de S. Paulo (4-17) by columnist Clovis Rossi 
states: "....The problem with the 5th Summit of Americas...is the 
monotony inside its 23 pages and the 97 paragraphs of the final 
declaration.....Almost all the text could be replaced by 
the....words [we will accomplish our duties]. Even better would be 
if they really accomplished their duty instead of promising to do 
it." 
 
Title - When one does not want...[two does not fight] 
 
Op-ed in liberal Folha de S. Paulo (4-17) by columnist Eliane 
Catanhede notes: "The ideal would be the end of the embargo, but the 
possible is that Barack Obama announces at the Summit of the 
Americas....the beginning of an open, public and official dialogue 
with Cuba, nominating an advisor and/or mediator to the island." 
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