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Fidel Castro
Rejects Conditions For Dialogue
With U.S.
Havana - Former Cuban leader Fidel
Castro on Tuesday rejected the conditions placed by
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for a
possible "open dialogue" between Washington and
Havana.
In an article entitled "The Clapping and the
Silence," published by Cuban media on Tuesday,
Castro described Clinton's announcement on the
possible resumption of bilateral talks on migration
and direct mail service as "rude and far from being
diplomatic."
Clinton said in El Salvador while attending a
meeting of the Organization of American States that
Washington would have an "open dialogue" (with Cuba)
as soon as there were "changes of human rights and
movements towards democracy" in the Caribbean
country.
Castro said he wondered whether it was necessary for
the United States to throw the "humiliating" threat.
"What are the democracy and the human rights that
the United States defends?" Castro asked.
The former Cuban leader said when Salvadorian
President Mauricio Funes announced during his
inauguration ceremony that his country will restore
ties with Cuba, there was "a deafening clapping and
shout of joy."
But when the United States mentioned it, very few
people clapped, he said.
In certain circumstances, people expressed their
views not only by words, but also by claps and
silence, Castro said. |
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