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11/09/2004:

"Brazilian foreign minister defends Rio Group dialogue with Cuba"

RIO DE JANEIRO (XINHUA).— Celso Amorim, the Brazilian foreign minister, has defended a greater rapprochement of the Rio Group with Cuba and increased dialogue with the island.

"Cuba must be attracted to a higher level of dialogue within the region. Some people would like to previously define the terms of that dialogue, but we believe that Cuba would prefer to have an integral part in talks," he noted.

According to the foreign minister "that is the objective that Brazil will continue to pursue, although it will do so at the most appropriate time."

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