Anti-FTA meeting set to end in Cuba
Press TV (Iran) | Fri, 11 Apr 2008
Anti-FTA meeting set to end in Cuba
The seventh Hemispheric Meeting on the Struggle against Free Trade Agreements and for People Integration is set to conclude in Cuba.
Over 500 delegates from 31 countries have participated in the meeting in Havana which kicked off on Wednesday and ends on Friday.
During the event representatives from youth groups, students, jurists, professional associations and women’s organizations discussed the current world economy, the challenges of globalization, and the unfair trading advantage first-world countries exert on developing nations.
Strategies to resist neoliberal policies, terrorism and US military bases in Latin America were also on the agenda.
The event was the third without the presence of its sponsor and creator, Fidel Castro.
There was, however, a video of Castro’s previous appearances played at the beginning of this year’s conference.
Many of the delegates are seasoned protestors who travel to cities where the World Trade Organization holds summits and participate in large marches against the organization.
