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"Mr President, I would like to draw the attention of this House to the behind-the-scenes manoeuvring of the British and Spanish Governments, who are providing Fidel Castro’s bloodthirsty Communist regime in Cuba with oxygen.
As you reminded us, the Berlin Wall has fallen, but, unfortunately, murderous dinosaurs continue to threaten our ideals of democracy and freedom. I am talking about the Castro regime. I will follow your advice, Mr President, and not let up in my defence of human rights, and I appeal to you not to allow Members of this Parliament to travel again with a view to providing the regime with publicity at the expense of our budget, but rather to support future visits by Members aimed at highlighting and providing us with information on the situation of political prisoners and prisoners of conscience in Cuba.
The European Union’s policy on Cuba must not change. We must defend it in memory of the thousands of people tortured and murdered, remembering in particular what happened last year with the summary execution of several innocent people. There must be no more political prisoners in Cuba.
We are calling for freedom for the Cuban people so that they can achieve a peaceful political transition and demonstrate their potential for greatness. The Cuban people do not need outmoded clowns or accomplices who laugh along with them."@en1
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