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Cuba

Asked what the Prime Minister’s reaction was to the announcement of Fidel Castro’s retirement from the Presidency, the PMS replied that our position on Cuba was a longstanding one; the Government had always sought to encourage a peaceful transition to democracy in Cuba, as well as a greater respect for human rights and the unconditional release of all political prisoners.

Asked if the Prime Minister thought President Castro’s resignation would help achieve those longstanding goals, the PMS said that that had always been the Government’s position. Anything that encouraged progress down that path was something the Prime Minister would welcome. This was now an opportunity to make progress towards a peaceful transition to a pluralist democracy, but these were matters for the Cuban people.

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