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U.S. says "can't imagine" lifting embargo on Cuba

WASHINGTON
Tue Feb 19, 2008 10:06am EST
Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte speaks during a news conference in Islamabad November 18, 2007. The United States is unlikely to soon lift a trade embargo on Cuba, Negroponte said on Tuesday after Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro resigned as president. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is unlikely to soon lift a trade embargo on Cuba, Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte said on Tuesday after Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro resigned as president.

"I can't imagine that happening any time soon," Negroponte told reporters in response to a question on whether the U.S. embargo could be lifted.

(Editing by Sandra Maler)



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