Cuba accedes to Rio Group finally

Cuba has become a full member of the Rio Group of Latin American and Caribbean countries, a Mexican Foreign Ministry official says.  "Cuba joined the Rio Group as a member with full rights," the official said at a meeting of the body's foreign ministers in Zacatecas, central Mexico, attended by Cuba's Vice Foreign Minister Abelardo Moreno.  Created in 1986, the Rio Group has 22 member states and is the only such political grouping for the region. The group's 27th meeting in Mexico, the current president, sought ways to reduce the regional impact of the world financial crisis.  Cuba is a member of the Organization of American States, which also includes North American nations, but has been effectively excluded from participating in the OAS since 1962. The OAS is headquartered in Washington.  SG/HAR, Original source at PressTV