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| Cuba 'accepts dialogue' with EU | Cuba 'accepts dialogue' with EU |
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| Cuba has conditionally accepted the resumption of formal political dialogue with the European Union. | Cuba has conditionally accepted the resumption of formal political dialogue with the European Union. |
| The offer was made by the EU in June when sanctions were lifted against the Communist-run island state. | The offer was made by the EU in June when sanctions were lifted against the Communist-run island state. |
| The Cuban foreign ministry said it would accept the proposal "once the foundations and bases are established by joint agreement", Reuters reported. | The Cuban foreign ministry said it would accept the proposal "once the foundations and bases are established by joint agreement", Reuters reported. |
| Havana's response came in a letter sent this month to the EU headquarters in Brussels, the agency reported. | Havana's response came in a letter sent this month to the EU headquarters in Brussels, the agency reported. |
| The EU has been trying to re-establish a full political dialogue with Havana ever since Fidel Castro effectively stepped down due to ill-health in July 2006, correspondents say. | |
| EU sanctions were imposed on Cuba in 2003 to protest against the Castro government's imprisonment of more than 70 political dissidents. | |
| Their lifting earlier this year was seen by analysts as a success for the government of Raul Castro. | |
| He who officially replaced his ailing elder brother as president after National Assembly elections in February. | |
| At the time, EU External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner said the 27-nation bloc wanted to promote change in Cuba. | |
| The decades-old US trade embargo against Cuba remains in place. |