Brazil Welcomes EU
Decision To Lift
Sanctions Against Cuba
Brazil welcomes the
European Union (EU)'s
decision to lift
sanctions against Cuba,
the Brazilian Ministry
of Foreign Affairs said
in a statement Saturday.
Brazilian Foreign
Minister Celso Amorim
has sent a message
welcoming the move by EU
to his Slovenian
counterpart Dimitrij
Rupel, whose country
currently holds the
rotating EU presidency,
and EU External
Relations Commissioner
Benita Ferrero-Waldner,
according to the
statement.
In reiterating Brazil's
position that favors
commitment to dialogue,
Amorim expressed his
hope that this decision
would lead to a total
normalization of
relations between EU and
Cuba, said the
statement.
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.
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