Bush lashes Castro, lawmakers seek sanctions curb
Friday, May 21, 2004
WASHINGTON, USA (AFP): As Cuba celebrated
its independence day, President George W. Bush said Thursday he was committed
to punishing Fidel Castro's government even as lawmakers here sought to curb
US sanctions. "On behalf of the people of the
United States, I send greetings to all people of Cuban heritage who celebrate
the anniversary of the birth of the Republic of Cuba," Bush said in a
statement. "We stand firmly with the 11
million Cubans who still suffer under the repressive Castro dictatorship, and
who dream of a prosperous and free future. The United States is working for
the day when a free Cuba will rejoin the community of democracies in the
Americas," he said. Meanwhile, US lawmakers
introduced legislation under which all US sanctions against Cuba, including
restrictions on trade an travel, would expire in one year unless renewed by
the Congress annually. "Our bill would not
end the sanctions now. Instead, it would simply subject them to annual renewal
procedures," the same in force with regard to sanctions on Myanmar, said
Democratic Senator Max Baucus, a lead sponsor of the legislation.
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