SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras — The Organization of American States announced today it has revoked a 1962 measure suspending communist Cuba, reversing a landmark of the Cold War in the hemisphere.

"The Cold War has ended this day in San Pedro Sula," said Honduran President Manuel Zelaya following the announcement.

The action was taken "without conditions," Ecuador's Foreign Minister, Fander Falconi, said but it does set mechanisms for Cuba's return — including its agreement to comply with OAS conventions on human rights and other issues.

"This is a moment of rejoicing for all of Latin America," Falconi said.

The decision was taken by consensus, meaning the United States accepted it.

Many countries pushed to readmit Cuba without preconditions, but U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton had urged the OAS to require that Cuba make democratic reforms and improve respect for human rights.

Cuba's government, however, has repeatedly said it has no interest in returning to the 34-member organization, which it calls a tool of the United States.