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| Cuba's Raul Castro Receives North Korean Official |
| 2005-09-27 |
| Cuban Defense Secretary Raul Castro discussed challenges facing Cuba and North Korea, two of only five remaining communist states in the world, in a meeting with the vice president of North Korea's parliament, state-run media reported Tuesday. Castro, who is the younger brother of Cuban President Fidel Castro, and other top officials received Yang Hyong Sop and his delegation on Monday, the Communist Party daily Granma said in an article on its front page. They talked about shared experiences "in the construction of socialism" as well as "the fight to preserve ... national independence in the face of constant imperialist aggressions," Granma said. The world's other communist countries are China, Laos and Vietnam. The newspaper also reported that the delegation told Raul Castro that North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is interested in further strengthening ties, particularly commercial ones, between the two countries. The North Korean official, who made his first visit to the island in 1968, has met with several Cuban officials and visited biotechnology centers on this trip. His visit coincides with the 45th anniversary of the establishment of relations between the two countries. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #6 Gotta keep an exit strategy option open, right? |
| Posted by: MunkarKat 2005-09-27 22:49 |
| #5 two of only five remaining communist states in the world Itz a Quiz! N Korea Cuber ummm... China (Red, peeples republic of) Inner Berkeley |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-09-27 17:25 |
| #4 Danielle, were you thinking of the Pong Su case in April, 03? That was heroin, 125 kilogroms of it. But you are right, NK does make amphetamines in a big way too. Any pipeline between NK and Cuba will bear close watching, thats for sure. |
| Posted by: Grunter 2005-09-27 16:39 |
| #3 Biotechnology centers in Cuba? Sharing NK expertise in "highly refining" substances like their methamphetamines intercepted off the coast of Australia? |
| Posted by: Danielle 2005-09-27 16:16 |
| #2 Don't forget the floral baskets. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2005-09-27 16:09 |
| #1 Time for a No Dong missile crisis? |
| Posted by: SLO Jim 2005-09-27 14:48 |