Castro Says Cuba's
Ruling Party Has No
Internal Struggle
Former Cuban leader
Fidel Castro said
Saturday that there was
no internal struggle
within the ruling party.
In an article published
on the Cuban official
website Cuba debate,
Castro said he could not
make a conclusion that
the island nation's
Communist Party has an
internal struggle, as he
is not and will not be
the head of any faction
or group.
Castro said his remarks
on the European Union (EU)'s
decision to lift
sanctions against Cuba
did not cause divergence
among the leadership.
In a previous article
published on the
Internet Friday, he
accused the 27-nation
bloc of "enormous
hypocrisy" and called
its actions
"disparaging."
"I wrote the article
because I am still
fighting. I did this in
the name of the faith
for which I have
defended in my
lifetime," Castro said.
The EU agreed Thursday
to lift its
five-year-old sanctions
against Cuba, which
include limits on
high-level official
visits and the role of
EU diplomats in Cuba's
cultural events. But the
bloc also demanded the
country improve its
human rights record.
Castro, 81, has not been
seen in public since he
was ill two years ago.
He resigned as president
in February this year,
leaving the post to Raul
Castro.
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