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Fidel Castro: Cuba
Is Not Afraid To
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Havana - Cuban former
Leader Fidel Castro said that Havana is not
afraid to talk with Washington and he hailed
U.S. Senator Richard Lugar's proposal to
reshape U.S.- Cuba relations, local press
said on Monday.
"There is no need to emphasize what Cuba has
always said: We do not fear dialogue with
the United States, nor do we need
confrontation to exist, as some foolish
people think," Castro said in his weekly
column "Reflections" published Monday by
local press.
Direct negotiation "is the only way to
secure friendship and peace among peoples,"
Castro said.
Castro said Lugar "is walking on solid
ground" and he is not afraid of being "soft
or pro-socialist."
"The measures of the United States (take)
against Cuba, over almost half a century,
are a total failure." Castro was quoted as
saying by local media.
Castro published this article as a
seven-member U.S. delegation visited Cuba
this week in an attempt to improve relations
of the two countries.
Lugar, top Republican on the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee, urged U.S. President
Barack Obama to appoint a special envoy to
began direct conversations with Cuba on
issues of common interest last week. |
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