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Cuba among countries recognized by
the FAO
ROME, June 16—.The UN Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO) today recognized 18 countries for
their exceptional results in combating hunger, among
them various Latin American nations.
These were Cuba, Venezuela, Guyana, Nicaragua, Peru
and St. Vincent & the Grenadines, which have reduced
by half or more the estimated figures of
undernourished persons in 1990-92.
Milagros Carina Soto, Cuban ambassador to Italy and
Rome-based international bodies affirmed to
Prensa Latina that the prize is in recognition
of the Cuban Revolution’s policy for the well-being
of the population. For the Cuban people it is an
incentive in terms of the effort and decisiveness
with which they have worked for decades toward a
more just country, in spite of the economic,
commercial and financial blockade imposed by the
United States. The ambassador also noted that it is
in recognition of the historical leader of the Cuban
Revolution, Fidel Castro, “who has given so much
attention to agricultural development to ensure that
we are better and share what we have.”
Other nations recognized were Armenia, Azerbaijan,
Djibouti, Georgia, Ghana, Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, Samoa,
Sao Tome & Principe, Thailand, Turkmenistan and
Vietnam.
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