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Following the establishment of diplomatic relations by Costa Rica with what it calls "The State of Palestine" on 5 February 2008, the Israeli authorities have decided to postpone a meeting between Costa Rican president Oscar Arias and Israel's deputy minister of foreign affairs Majalli Whbee.
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Costa Rican Nobel Laureate Oscar Arias has added his name to the nine original signatories of an appeal calling on an international arms embargo on Burma.
The appeal, released Wednesday, also declared support and solidarity for pro-democracy opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the monks at the forefront of September's Saffron Revolution.
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The news yesterday that Fidel Castro is stepping down as Head of State of Cuba has been a front-page story around the world. However, some governments, such as Costa Rica's, downplayed the significance of his departure.
The Oscar Arias administration, which does not maintain official diplomatic ties with Cuba, said, “There will not be any substantial change that will allow the establishment of a western democracy in Cuba until Fidel is dead,” said Arias, according to newswire EFE.
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Oscar Arias enjoys the most public support since being sworn in May 2006 as president of Costa Rica, a CID-Gallup poll suggests.
The poll, published in the daily La República, gives Arias a 64% approval rating – up from the 44% support in a poll in October.
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