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Obama
Misinterpreted
Raul, says Fidel Castro
Havana - U.S. President
Barack Obama "misinterpreted" Cuban leader
Raul Castro's statement, former Cuban Leader
Fidel Castro was quoted as saying by local
media Wednesday.
Fidel, in an article entitled Obama and the
Blockade published by local media, said
"there is no doubt" that Obama misunderstood
Raul.
"When the Cuban president said he was ready
to discuss any topics with his U.S.
counterpart, he meant he was not afraid of
addressing any issue," wrote Fidel.
"That shows his courage and confidence in
the principle of the (Cuban) Revolution," he
wrote.
Since Obama won the U.S. presidential
election in November 2008, Raul has
expressed Havana's willingness to have
dialogues with Washington on all issues
based on conditions of equality.
At the end of the 5th Summit of the Americas
held in Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday,
Obama, in an interview with reporters,
mentioned Raul's statement as a signal of
progress.
Obama also said there was something that the
Cuban government could do, such as to reduce
the charge on the remittance of money to
Cubans by their relatives overseas.
Fidel defended Cuba's measures, saying
"every country charges a certain amount (of
money) on all hard currency transfers."
"Not all Cubans have relatives abroad that
could send them remittances," he said,
noting "redistributing a relatively small
part of them to benefit those in stronger
need of food, medicines and other goods is
absolutely fair."
Fidel criticized Obama as the latter, though
did not create the U.S. embargo against
Cuba, "embraced it" like other 10 U.S.
presidents."
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