Havel and Walesa will arrive in Berlin to discuss the future of democracy in Cuba
At the start of the two day International Committee for Democracy in Cuba (ICDC) in Berlin, Havel calls for international solidarity for Human Rights in Cuba:
"Everything that serves human rights and freedoms must be paid attention."
The International Conference on the theme “Democracy in Cuba: Seeking Common Initiatives”, which will take place in Berlin on the 25th and 26th of April, 2007, will be attended by several of the leading personalities of international politics.
The following individuals have confirmed their participation: Václav Havel, Lech Walesa, the former President of Uruguay Luis Alberto Lacalle, the Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs Karel Schwarzenberg, Members of Parliament Markus Meckel, Arnold Vaatz and Jorge Moragas, the Vice-President of the European Parliament Edward McMillan-Scott as well as several others. Representatives of the leaders of the Democratic Opposition Oswaldo Payá Sardiñas and Martha Beatriz Roque Cabello will also attend the conference.
On Wednesday, April 25 at 12:45 a press conference will be held by Lech Walesa, Luis Alberto Lacalle, Markus Meckel and Arnold Vaatz.Václav Havel wrote in an article about the activities of the ICDC, “I believe that every democratic government and every democrat should act today as if power in Cuba were going to be handed over tomorrow,” Miriam Leiva, a leading representative of the movement the Women in White, wrote in a letter, “We hope that this conference will help mobilize the support for the Cuban civil society throughout the entire world and to support the struggle for the release of political prisoners.”
The Berlin Conference will bring about a platform for dialogue and will look for a common approach from the EU, Latin America and the USA towards the situation in Cuba. Currently the fate of democracy in Cuba is unclear and the European Union is not united in its approach towards the current regime. The individual panel discussions will address the following themes:
What developments await the situation in Cuba? Who will play the main role in a possible transformation? What can the international actors do? How can the EU, Latin America and the USA find a common approach towards Cuba? What can the countries of the EU do and what are the results of their policies?
The conference is organized by the International Committee for Democracy in Cuba (ICDC) in cooperation with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and will be attended by representatives of European governments and the Cuban opposition as well as non-government organizations working in Cuba.
We ask that anyone interested in participating in the conference register with the ICDC Secretariat:
Marie Zahradníková
marie.zahradnikova@peopleinneed.cz
Tel: +420 226 200 462
Fax: +420 226 200 401
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Posted by: Té la mà Maria | April 26, 2007 at 07:45 AM
Let's hope and pray that Paya and Roque can go.
Posted by: Louis | April 26, 2007 at 08:34 AM