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EU will reconsider Cuba policy if US does so, Ashton says
Dec 3, 2009, 14:36 GMT
Madrid - The European Union could modify its policy on Cuba if the United States does so, the bloc's new foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said Thursday.
If Washington reconsidered its position, the EU would consider making a similar move, Ashton said at a press conference in Madrid.
The EU would have to discuss the matter before a decision was taken, Ashton said, explaining that there was a lot of 'speculation' around the subject.
Ashton visited Madrid to discuss Spain's upcoming EU presidency, after taking questions Wednesday from members of the European parliament on her new role.
Madrid - which has a colonial link to Cuba - has said it wants upgrade the EU's relations with Cuba, modifying the union's 1996 common position on Cuba which links relations to human rights and freedoms on the Caribbean island.
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