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    In an interview with Reuters as part of a Latin American summit series, the State Department's top diplomat for the region, Tom Shannon, said recent reforms in Cuba showed pressure for change was building inside the communist island. "These things, as small as they are, are good but they are clearly not enough from our point of view" said Shannon, assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere Affairs. Full Article at Reuters Alert Net
    These things, as small as they are, are good but they are clearly not enough from our point of view
    SOURCE: Reuters Alert Net 20 months ago
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Reuters Summit-US wants bold Cuban reforms before engagement
  1. Ultimately, we don't want our engagement to be strengthening an existing state. We want our engagement to be transforming that state. We want our engagement to be part of a broader process of change
    SOURCE: Reuters Alert Net 20 months ago
  2. Ultimately, the Cubans count on us being rigid and not being able to respond
    SOURCE: Reuters Alert Net 20 months ago
  3. We ultimately believe that the way Cuba begins a larger transition process that is both peaceful and enduring is by releasing political prisoners and showing that the Cuban state doesn't require a repressive apparatus to manage political dialogue
    SOURCE: Reuters Alert Net 20 months ago
  4. We would urge the Cubans to be bolder, more audacious in their reform, and to ensure that as they undertake these reforms, that they build in a human rights and democracy ... component
    SOURCE: Reuters Alert Net 20 months ago

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