EU will reconsider Cuba policy if US does so, Ashton says

EU will reconsider Cuba policy if US does so, Ashton says
Posted : Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:22:05 GMT
By : dpa
Category : Europe (World)

Madrid - The European Union could modify its policy on Cuba if the
United States does so, the bloc's new foreign policy chief Catherine
Ashton said Thursday. If Washington reconsidered its position, the EU
would consider making a similar move, Ashton said at a press conference
in Madrid.

The EU would have to discuss the matter before a decision was taken,
Ashton said, explaining that there was a lot of "speculation" around the
subject.

Ashton visited Madrid to discuss Spain's upcoming EU presidency, after
taking questions Wednesday from members of the European parliament on
her new role.

Madrid - which has a colonial link to Cuba - has said it wants upgrade
the EU's relations with Cuba, modifying the union's 1996 common position
on Cuba which links relations to human rights and freedoms on the
Caribbean island.

EU will reconsider Cuba policy if US does so, Ashton says : Europe World
(3 December 2009)
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