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Raul Castro visits France on historic trip as Cuba opens up
Associated Press ^ | Feb 1, 2016 12:10 PM EST | Sylvie Corbet

Posted on 02/01/2016 9:46:13 AM PST by Olog-hai

Cuban President Raul Castro is paying an historic state visit to France, seeking to develop business and tourism ties as the Caribbean island opens up its economy.

The trip comes after a breakthrough deal was reached in Paris in December to lighten Cuba's foreign debt - and days after France hosted the leader of another long-time pariah state: Iran.

Castro, 84, is on his first official trip to Europe since taking over from his elder brother Fidel in 2006. The Cuban president briefly stopped to Rome last year to meet with Pope Francis. ...

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Cuba; Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: eussr; foreigndebt; france; raulcastro

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