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Castro says Cuba's ruling party has no internal struggle

Castro says Cuba's ruling party has no internal struggle
www.chinaview.cn 2008-06-22 14:06:04

HAVANA, June 21 (Xinhua) -- Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro said
Saturday that there was no internal struggle within the ruling party.

In an article published on the Cuban official website Cuba debate,
Castro said he could not make a conclusion that the island nation's
Communist Party has an internal struggle, as he is not and will not be
the head of any faction or group.

Castro said his remarks on the European Union (EU)'s decision to
lift sanctions against Cuba did not cause divergence among the leadership.

In a previous article published on the Internet Friday, he accused
the 27-nation bloc of "enormous hypocrisy" and called its actions
"disparaging."

"I wrote the article because I am still fighting. I did this in the
name of the faith for which I have defended in my lifetime," Castro said.

The EU agreed Thursday to lift its five-year-old sanctions against
Cuba, which include limits on high-level official visits and the role of
EU diplomats in Cuba's cultural events. But the bloc also demanded the
country improve its human rights record.

Castro, 81, has not been seen in public since he was ill two years
ago. He resigned as president in February this year, leaving the post to
Raul Castro.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/22/content_8416962.htm

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