Cuba has welcomed the European Unions decision to lift sanctions against the Communist nation. Cuba was always convinced that ‘truth’ and ‘reason’ would prevail over the measures taken against them. This is one of the first positive reactions that are coming out of the regime of Raul Castro after Fidel Castro transferred power recently. The move however, was not welcomed by the US.
Fidel Castro had his own opinions after the sanctions were lifted. He felt that the EU had no right to critic human rights in Cuba while keeping a blind eye towards the abuses by the Bush administration.
Cuban dissidents are getting the feeling that there might be some disagreement within the Communist party which is the reason why Fidel had to make his opinion be heard publicly instead of going through the party mechanism. I feel that sanctions are used by big developed countries to bully developing nations. The moment the developing nation becomes an important resource, the sanctions are lifted.
Source: TheRawStory, Javno
