Cool relations. (Breves).Relations between Cuba and Mexico continued to wane following a diplomatic spat between the two countries. Cuban President Fidel Castro Noun 1. Fidel Castro - Cuban socialist leader who overthrew a dictator in 1959 and established a Marxist socialist state in Cuba (born in 1927) Castro, Fidel Castro Ruz in April publicized pub·li·cize tr.v. pub·li·cized, pub·li·ciz·ing, pub·li·ciz·es To give publicity to. Adj. 1. publicized - made known; especially made widely known publicised a private--but taped--conversation between himself and President Vicente Fox, which most pundits agreed was proof that the Mexican government was lying when it denied pressuring Castro into cutting short his participation in the recent U.N. summit in Monterrey. The Mexican government condemned making the tapes public, calling the publication of private conversations between heads of states "unacceptable." While the media frenzy over Fox's private conversation has since died down, some on the left wing continue to capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. the event. Meanwhile, President Fox appears to be trying to cash in on the political bodycheck that he took for siding with Bush's presence over Castro's at the conference. In a recent speech to a U.S. business group, Fox called for the legalization LEGALIZATION. The act of making lawful. 2. By legalization, is also understood the act by which a judge or competent officer authenticates a record, or other matter, in order that the same may be lawfully read in evidence. Vide Authentication. of undocumented Mexican workers north of the border, and said such a change will be the "litmus test litmus test n. A test for chemical acidity or basicity using litmus paper. " of the countries' commitment to a "new and closer relationship." |
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