Ties With 8 European Nations Are Restored
From Times Wire Reports
The Cuban government has resumed formal diplomatic contacts with eight European nations, Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque said.
Cuba’s relations with Europe chilled after Castro cracked down on the island’s dissidents in March 2003.
Roque told a news conference that Cuban authorities would immediately begin meeting with ambassadors from France, Britain, Germany, Italy, Austria, Greece, Portugal and Sweden. Cuba already had reestablished formal contact with Spain, Belgium and Hungary.
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