Zitat von HAVANA, July 21 (Reuters)

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Cuban-Venezuelan ties boom under Raul Castro

Speculation that Cuba's relations with Venezuela, its closest ally, might cool when Raul Castro became president has disappeared as the countries have forged even deeper and broader ties.

Some experts thought Raul Castro could not maintain the close relations his brother Fidel Castro had with his socialist protege, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, but ...

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