Published Thursday, April 23, 1998, in the Miami Herald
CHAIN OF
EVENTS
Events since Pope John Paul II visited Cuba Jan. 21-25:
Jan. 27: Guatemala restores diplomatic relations,
broken in 1961.
Feb. 6: Cesar Gaviria, secretary general of
Organization of American States, reiterates support for returning Cuba to
OAS.
Feb. 16: Panamanian President Ernesto Perez Balladares
visits Cuba.
March 6: Canadian Foreign Minister Lloyd Axworthy says
Cuba should return to OAS.
March 6: European Union says it will consider adding
Cuba to agreement that gives former European colonies preferential trade
access to European markets.
March 12: Prime Minister James Mitchell of St. Vincent
and the Grenadines visits Cuba.
March 27: Cuba applies for membership in ALADI, a
Latin American economic integration agency.
April 13: Cape Verde President Manuel Mascarenha Gomez
visits Cuba.
April 21: Dominican Republic restores diplomatic
relations broken since the 1960s.
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