Cuba mum on agenda for Lima parley

The Cuban government is not saying whether it will hold rapprochement talks with the European Union May 16-17, when EU representatives meet with Latin American leaders at a summit in Lima, Peru. It's not even saying who will head the Cuban delegation. "This is a summit where there will be contacts between the European Union and Latin America, but we're not talking about individual countries. This is not a Cuba-EU summit," said Deputy Foreign Minister Abelardo Moreno (in photo) when asked if such a bilateral meeting will take place. He did not rule it out, however. Cuban Ambassador Luis Delfín said in Lima that Cuba will be represented by a delegation "of the highest order" but did not say if Raúl Castro would lead it. The EU froze its relations with Cuba in 2003 after the arrest of 75 dissidents, but suspended its sanctions in 2005. A definitive end to the sanctions is expected to be a topic at the summit.
---Renato Pérez Pizarro.