Czech ambassador sends Easter greetings to Cuban dissidents
New York, April 9 (CTK) - The Czech ambassador to the US, Petr Kolar,
has sent Easter greetings to Cuban dissidents imprisoned in Cuba for
their political stands, he told CTK.
"We want to support our Cuban friends who could [otherwise] lose hope
and start believing that the world has forgotten them," Kolar said.
He said the greetings he had sent to 188 Cuban political prisoners means
an expression of direct support and a call on them not to give up hope.
"We know about them and we think about them. Easter has come nearer and
it is natural for us to send greetings to the people we like and we
think about," Kolar said.
He said the greetings do not contain any political declarations. "We´ve
only expressed support to them and our belief that their hope will hold
on," Kolar said.
He said that it was Cubans living in U.S. exile who had proposed the
idea to him. "I suppose they did not address only us," Kolar said,
adding that he has not tried to found out whether other countries´
diplomats have joined the initiative.
The Czech embassy in Washington has actively supported Cuban dissidents
for a long time, along with human rights observance and promotion of
democratic principles in Cuba.
In exchange, Cubans in the US have promised to back Prague´s effort to
have U.S. visa requirements lifted from Czech citizens.
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