Foreign Ministers Urge End to Cuba Embargo

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By CIARAN GILES
Associated Press Writer

Foreign ministers from Latin America, Spain and Portugal backed Cuba on Thursday in two of its battles against the United States, calling for an end to the U.S. embargo and the expulsion from the U.S. of a Cuban militant wanted for a 1976 plane bombing.

The foreign ministers, meeting in the Spanish city of Salamanca a day before 20 heads of state gather for the 15th Iberoamerican Summit, urged the United States "to put an end to the financial, commercial and economic blockade which it maintains against Cuba."

"We reaffirm once more ... that unilateral coercive measures which affect the welfare of people and obstruct integration processes are unacceptable," the ministers said.

The U.S. sanctions, which aim to squeeze the island's economy and push out Cuban President Fidel Castro, are now in their fifth decade. President Bush has sought more stringent enforcement of provisions forbidding most travel to the island. <snip>

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[applegrove]

1. Duh! They just need some trade with the U.S. to go completely democratic.

What a waste of lives - the embargo. I blame both sides.

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2. Anything already instituted Shrub loves to tweak, what a leech, get a clue