Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)

We are willing to act in a balanced way. It is not all "Cuban, good; US, bad". Let us be fair. On a case by case basis, there must be a clear raising of issues.

We do not have any standing in this matter. It is a bilateral issue between the US and Cuba. However, through the various instruments at our disposal as a small island nation within the EU, we raise issues of human rights abuses, whether they occur in the US or Cuba. Over the years we have voted at the UN Assembly against the US embargo of Cuba.

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