Defying U.S., EU mulls ending Cuban sanctions
reuters.com     10-Jun-2008            

By Ingrid Melander BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union states are studying ending sanctions on Cuba in defiance of U.S. calls but have yet to agree on how this would be done, diplomats said on Tuesday. Closed-door talks on the move are continuing as EU leaders hosted U.S. President George W. Bush for a farewell summit in Slovenia. EU foreign ministers will decide on the sanctions at a meeting in Luxembourg next Monday, the envoys said. The measures were imposed after a crackdown on dissent in 2003 and include a freeze on visits by high-level officials. They were formally suspended in 2005 but an abolition would be the EU's way of encouraging Cuban President Raul Castro, who took over after the February 24 retirement of his brother Fidel. "The time could be right because of changes undertaken by Cuba's new leadership," said... [read full story]                    


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