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Colombia's Santos: Cuba not invited to Americas Summit
7 March 2012 Last updated at 21:10 ET
Colombia's Santos: Cuba not invited to Americas Summit
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos says Cuba will not be invited the Americas Summit in Colombia next month.
Some left-wing nations had been threatening to boycott the meeting in Cartagena unless Cuba was admitted.
But speaking after talks with Cuban President Raul Castro in Havana, Mr Santos said that - without a consensus - he could not make the invitation.
The US had opposed Cuba's participation, saying the meeting should only be open to democracies.
More:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-17295741
