-DATE- 19840626 -YEAR- 1984 -DOCUMENT_TYPE- MEETING -AUTHOR- F. CASTRO -HEADLINE- JESSE JACKSON TRIP -PLACE- HAVANA'S JOSE MARTI INTL AIRPORT -SOURCE- HAVANA TV SERVICE -REPORT_NBR- FBIS -REPORT_DATE- 19840627 -TEXT- FURTHER REPORTAGE ON JACKSON TRIP, MEETINGS Castro Greets Jackson FL261414 Havana Television Service in Spanish 0220 GMT 26 Jun 84 [Report on U.S. presidential candidate Jesse Jackson's arrival at Havana's Jose Marti International Airport -- recorded] [Text] At (?2000) [words indistinct] the special flight arrived bringing U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Jesse Jackson to Havana from San Salvador. Jackson deplaned at 2017. More than 100 reporters were present. He was greeted by Commander in Chief Fidel Castro. The flight was scheduled to have arrived at 1730 today, but was delayed in El Salvador. Jesse Jackson arrived from San Salvador, continuing his tour through the region, which first took him to Panama. Today he will be in Cuba and will go to Nicaragua on Wednesday. Before leaving San Salvador, Jackson said that: We must all participate in a moral offensive. He added that in order to resolve the Salvadoran and Central American crises, we must choose a healthy and mature mentality over missiles. According to reports from San Salvador, Jackson told President Jose Napolean Duarte about the Salvadoran guerilla leaders' hopes of holding talks with the regime on looking for peaceful solutions to the problems. Following the friendly greeting between Commander in Chief Fidel Castro and Jesse Jackson, both headed for the press area and made a few statements. The U.S. presidential candidate said we are facing the danger of war in the Western Hemisphere and therefore, we are seeking a peace formula. We are especially seeking friendship between the peoples of the United States and the Latin American continent. Our hemisphere should renew its unity. We should talk to one another and not one against the other. The improvement of our relationships can create peace in our hemisphere. Together, we can also alleviate the problem of hunger and help the poor. Together, we have the ability to educate our children. Above all, this generation should bear in mind the consequences of war and choose peace. We can do this with mutual respect, with mutual development. We should also move in this direction and give the opportunity for peace to triumph. [Begin recording] [Jackson in English] My thanks on behalf of the Rainbow Coalition and our delegation. As we seek justice at home and peace abroad, we are honored to have the invitation. We are in danger of a raging war in the Western Hemisphere. That is the urgency now as we seek peace. The people of our nations, the United States of America and Cuba, must renew their friendship and their ties. We must talk with each other. Together, our nations have the capacity to bring peace to this hemisphere. Together, we have the capacity to feed the hungry, to provide homes for the homeless, to provide health care for those who are sick. Together, we have the capacity to educate children. We must give peace a chance. [Unidentified reporter in English] President Castro. President Castro, can you tell us why you invited Rev Jackson here? [Castro in Spanish] We are (?not) going to hold a press conference here now. [Unidentified reporter in English] We just wanted to know why you invited Rev Jackson here. [Castro to Jackson in Spanish] How was your trip here? Have you been working hard today? [Jackson laughs] Quite a bit. [Castro to Jackson] I hope you rest. [Unidentified reporter to Castro in Spanish] Commander, I want to ask you what presidential candidate Jackson's visit to Cuba means. [Castro] His visit is an honor for our country, in the same spirit that he has expressed. It is a gesture of peace. [Unidentified reporter in Spanish] Could it mean something for Latin America and the United States? [Castro] It is possible. We will work for that. [end recording] -END-