Washington, 20 may (EFE) .- The secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, considered today that Cuba will have to make cambiosnecesarios to comply with democratic principles cheese governed by the Organization of American States (OAS), before volveral body.

We've been very clear about it, the path towards lademocracia, release political prisoners and respect the freedoms, that is what it means to be a member of the OAS, the secretary stressed.

Clinton appeared on the Foreign Relations Committee of Chamber High, where he said that any effort to take back Cuba in the OAS is in the hands of Cuba.

A question from Senator Bob Menendez from Cuba, Clintonaseguro United States hoped that the principles of CartaInteramericana and said the Cuban government must estardispuesto to take the concrete steps needed to achieve esosprincipios.

If Cuba is not prepared to abide by these terms, then how nove Cuba may be part of the OAS, he said.

The OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza, hareiterado Cuba that his desire to return to the organization, which supports unaaccion most member countries.

Cuba was suspended from the OAS in 1962, countries whose ties withthe Chinese-Soviet bloc, as inconsistent with the inter-American system.

Insulza announced last month that it will propose to the agency's next General Assembly to be held in San Pedro Sula (Honduras) 1 to June 3, to discuss the repeal of the resolution quesuspendio Cuba's participation in the institution.

The U.S. president, Barack Obama, has already expressed suintencion for a new stage in relations with the island.

In this sense, has tended his hand to the regime of Raul Castro lifted restrictions yha travel loscubano-Americans, and the sending of remittances to the island.

However, reciprocity has asked United States and Cuba hamanifestado that must abide by democratic principles, respect for queincluyen fundamental rights and release political prisoners models. EFE

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