CubaMinrex. Sitio del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Cuba
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Mexican Legislator Demands Justice for the Cuban Five CUBA , December 15, 2007.- The president of the lower house of the Mexican legislature, Ruth Zavaleta, stated in a meeting held a couple of days a ago that the United States must respect the human rights of the Cuban Five and that a statement demanding justice in the case will be presented to the full Senate for approval. As reported by Granma daily, Zavaleta signed this proposed accord presented by the Mexico-Cuba Parliamentary Friendship Group, which officially began a session with a ceremony to which Irma Shewerert, mother of Rene Gonzalez, one of the five Cuban anti-terrorism fighters, was invited. At hand during the meeting was Cuba 's ambassador to Mexico , Manuel Aguilera; political advisor to the embassy, Rebeca Mujica; and member of the Cuban parliament's international relations department, Silvia Lozano. Zavaleta noted the presence of a large number of legislators from the different political parties, which she said bodes well both for the friendship group and the effort to strengthen ties between the two countries' parliaments and peoples. President of the Parliamentary Friendship Group, Hector Hugo Olivares, said the action goes beyond protocol, adding that friendship is the core from which relations between Mexico and Cuba should be developed. Ambassador Aguilera and Irma Shewerert thanked the Mexican legislators for having organized the committee and for their pronouncements on the Cuban Five case. They noted that only the pressure of international public opinion will defeat such an injustice and make them free. (Cubaminrex-RHC)
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