Brazil: Lula condemns U.S. blockade of Cuba

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President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva repeated his condemnation of the U.S. blockade against Cuba and advocated in favor of stronger relations between Brazil and the Caribbean island nation.

Lula mentioned the issue at a press conference with foreign correspondents at the Brazilian capital, and picked up by O Globo daily, which published the president’s declaration in its Internet edition.

The Brazilian president said that the blockade is unnecessary and called for greater economic and trade collaboration with the island. He expressed the possibility of Brazilian credits for the modernization of several Cuban industrial sectors.

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