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Gorbachev: Cuba victim of super powers' Cold War confrontations
The Associated Press
2 0CTOBER 2003

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. --
Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev came to the defense of Cuba on Thursday, saying it was a Third World nation that fell victim to confrontations between the two super powers during the Cold War.

"Now that we have ended the Cold War, it's time to lift the embargo," he said during a forum at the University of North Florida.

Gorbachev is also to meet with government officials in Miami late Saturday concerning U.S. trade sanctions that were imposed against the Communist nation more than 40 years ago.

"If you look at all the pluses and minuses, you will see that they are all the result of the unique situation, the difficult situation in which Cuba was caught," said Gorbachev. "Nevertheless, the Cubans are a healthy nation, an educated nation with good potential."

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