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"On 18 and 19 March 2009 the Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid Louis Michel visited Cuba. This was during the sixth anniversary of the imprisonment of 75 opposition representatives. During this visit Commissioner Michel did not meet with the Damas de Blanco or any other opposition representatives.
According to information from European diplomats, Commission Michel did not take the opportunity to mention human rights or the anniversary. On Cuban opposition radio Mr Michel said that the date was an official error and that he did not know that the Damas de Blanco wanted to meet him.
I have to say that Deputy President Martinez of the European Parliament, who was an official member of the delegation representing the European Parliament, also failed to meet with the opposition, although he did meet with the families of Cuban spies arrested in the US. Martinez thus allowed the Castro regime to exploit his visit and the meeting he attended in order to distract media attention away from the activities of Damas de Blanco relating to the anniversary, as media coverage concentrated on the visit of the Commissioner and this meeting."@en1
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