Blaming a junior who was distracted to prepare the agenda was too weak as an excuse to fool anyone. Ral Castro wanted her first trip abroad as president of Cuba began in Brazil and not in Venezuela, as eventually happened.
Prevented what Hatched the island, the Venezuelan leader Hugo Chvez called him by telephone, and anyone who has seen him in his moments of anger can imagine what the tone of the conversation. Raul could not this stab at 'political son' of his brother Fidel Castro, the brother Caribbean that supplies 100,000 barrels of oil a day without pay that other aid provided by 38,000 Cuban volunteers to the social programs of his government. So Raul traveled to Caracas on Saturday as the rebellious student who receives a reprimand from the teacher.
Undoubtedly, Cuba can not-yet-aid from Venezuela. The plan de Castro, before it was rectified, was to convey to the world the signal that his country is not in anyone's pocket. The 'mega' that struck the island with the collapse of the Soviet Union-pillar of its economy-taught him that it should not put all eggs in one basket.
Ideological affinity with Caracas is not sufficient reason to ignore the generous loans offered by the Credit Bank of Brazil (BNDES) or offering to install the Petrobras oil exploration platforms in the Cuban coastline. Venezuela is the first commercial partner of the Castro brothers, with a trade volume of 3.000 billion dollars, but Brazil is the eighth strongest economy on the planet and is on track to become the sixth world producer of oil.
Ral Castro and new advisers with whom it has been replacing those of the old guard have my eyes on the Chinese model. Here are a nation that successfully implemented a nuanced version of the model of free markets without abandoning the creeping authoritarianism of the school of Mao. This hybrid seems designed to measure the aspirations of Castro.
With an exchange of 2,600 million dollars, China is the second largest trading partner of Cuba; sells means of transportation, food and household appliances. In his recent visit to Havana, President Hu Jintao agreed to buy 400 tons of sugar cane, nearly half of what they harvest the island, for the production of ethanol.
As for the future of relations with the United States following the rise of Barak Obama, both parties are handled with extreme caution. The new occupant of the White House did not say under what conditions lifted the embargo on Cuba.
Before embarking on his trip to South America, Ral Castro announced his readiness to meet with Obama on neutral territory, but that by no means sacrificing the achievements of the Cuban revolution-read, the survival of the regime, for the sake of profits it could obtain from Uncle Sam. This is his last word, at least while his brother Fidel to continue with life.
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