France last week invited members of the Cuban government to an event celebrating its national holiday (14 July), going beyond the EU's policy on the matter.
The French embassy in Cuba invited the communist officials in order to "open frank and constructive dialogue, which is indispensable to understanding and progress", said French ambassador to Havana Marie-France Pagnier, according to AFP.
The French invitation to Cuban officials was the first of its kind in the two years since ...
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