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R 051642Z MAY 08
FM AMEMBASSY LISBON
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 6805
UNCLAS LISBON 001091
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
WHA/CCA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KDEM PHUM PREL PO
SUBJECT: EMBASSY LISBON'S DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN
PEOPLE STRATEGY
REF: A. SECSTATE 46997
B. SECSTATE 45792
To commemorate the May 21 Day of Solidarity with the Cuban
People, Embassy Lisbon will produce and post an opinion piece
for distribution in local press and on the Embassy's public
website. The local Cuban population is very small and the
Portuguese government is unlikely to participate in any
effort to publicly criticize the Cuban government at this
time. Nevertheless, local press will be interested in
picking up the topic, and it may spark some discussion
between opinion writers. Post will also continue to
underscore our concerns with MFA interlocutors, whom we will
encourage to strengthen the EU's common position towards Cuba
at the June review.
Stephenson