BBC News Online. Monday, 27 November, 2000, 00:42 GMT

The presidents of El Salvador and Cuba have had another public clash.

President Francisco Flores of El Salvador has cancelled a meeting with the Cuban president Fidel Castro, that he had arranged for next week in Mexico.

The two leaders had a fierce exchange at the recent Ibero-American Summit.

Mr Castro accused Mr Flores of protecting a Cuban exile, Luis Posada Carriles, who had attempted to assassinate him. Mr Flores responded by blaming President Castro for the deaths of many Salvadorans, by training revolutionaries during El Salvador's civil war.

Following Mr Castro's continued accusations of what he called Mr Flores' complicity in the attempt on his life, Mr Flores cancelled the meeting saying he had nothing more to say to Mr Castro.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service

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