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Former US President Meets Cuban Foreign Minister

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who was on a landmark visit to Cuba, met Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque on Sunday for talks that focused on the present status of bilateral relations.

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Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who was on a landmark visit to Cuba, met Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque on Sunday for talks that focused on the present status of bilateral relations.

Perez told a press conference that Cuba would not be hostile tothe United States despite a 40-year U.S. trade embargo imposed on the Caribbean island.

He hoped the two countries could realize the normalization of bilateral relations on the basis of mutual respect and tolerance.

Carter, accompanied by his wife Rosalynn, arrived here Sunday morning for a six-day private visit to Cuba. He is the most prominent American to visit the island country since its 1959 revolution.

Carter was greeted by Cuban leader Fidel Castro at the airport.

The two leaders made brief statements at a welcoming ceremony. "We come here as friends of the Cuban people and we hope to meet many Cubans of all walks of life," Carter said in Spanish.

During his stay here, Carter will hold talks with Castro and visit schools and biotechnology institutes. He is to make a televised address Tuesday at the Havana University and meet with religious figures on Thursday.

Carter helped re-establish diplomatic missions in both countries during his 1977-1981 presidency.

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