Dutch Foreign Minister Calls For EU To Revise Its Policy on Cuba
Not a fan of isolation
Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans has urged the European Union to take a new look at its relationship with Cuba.
Mr Timmermans, who is on a visit to Cuba, said the best way to promote change on the Communist-run island was through dialogue, not isolation.
The EU restricts its political ties with the Cuban government to try to encourage multi-party democracy and an end to human rights violations.
He is the first Dutch foreign minister to visit since the 1959 revolution.
Mr Timmermans said that the economic reforms under way on the island were "encouraging".
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Rule of thumb, as bad as the Cuban government is, if you are treating the Chinese one better, and you are, you are doing it wrong.