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Ken welcomes Mayor of Havana
16-3-2001 105
Ken Livingstone, Mayor of London, met his Cuban counterpart Conrado Martinez Corono, Mayor of Havana this week.
Mayor Martinez Corono dropped into see Mr Livingstone as part of a visit to the UK during which he will formalise Havana's relationship with the city of Glasgow.
During the meeting, Mr Livingstone told Mayor Corono: 'I want to make it clear that I fully support the UN call for the United States' illegal blockade of Cuba to be lifted. I am concerned that the election of a new President will mean a hardening of the US position on Cuba and I will do everything I can to oppose the blockade.'
Mr Oscar de los Reyes, representative of the Cuban embassy in London, invited Mr Livingstone to visit Cuba and the mayor responded positively, indicating that he would like to visit Havana during his mayoral term.
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