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January 27, 2015

Fidel Castro Lends Supports to U.S. Talks 
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Former Cuban President Fidel Castro has appeared to lend his support to
talks with the United States in his first comments since both countries
agreed last month to restore diplomatic ties. In a statement published
in the Cuban newspaper Granma and read aloud by a student on Cuban TV,
Castro said he does not trust the policy of the United States but also
doesn't reject a peaceful solution to the conflict.

Cuban Student (reading Fidel Castro message): "To defend peace is the
duty of all. Any peaceful or negotiated solution to the problems between
the United States and the peoples or any people of Latin America that
doesn't imply force or the use of force should be treated in accordance
with international norms and principles. We will always defend
cooperation and friendship with all the peoples of the world, among them
our political adversaries. It is what we are asking for everyone."

 

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