Castro Criticizes US For Not Attending Anti-racism ConferenceCuban President Fidel Castro said the US refusal to attend the third UN conference on racism reflects its poor history on racial discrimination.Castro spoke here on his way to attend the conference to he held in the South African city of Durban. He said the meeting is of great importance since it will produce a far-reaching impact on the elimination of racial discrimination. He said the concept of racial discrimination is rooted deeply in his country, but Cuba has exerted tremendous effort to get rid of it. In recent years, Cuba has provided educational and scholarship opportunities to poor students from Africa, Latin America and Caribbean countries. The number of foreign students studying in Cuba has reached 24,000. |
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