He said he expects Cuba to start developing similarly to China now, that means its economy will loosen and foreign investments will flow into the country while the current regime will stay in power. Czech diplomats expect Cuba to release political prisoners, hold a dialogue with the opposition and enable free elections. Schwarzenberg said the situation in Cuba prisons is horrible, resembling the 1950s.
The inmates "literally peg out" there, he said. Czech foreign policy experts do not, however, expect that the political regime in Cuba will change radically after Castro's departure. If Dissident condemns Cuban prisons ...
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Cuba activists say arrests rising ... any changes occur, they will be gradual and will most likely concern the economic sector, they said. Vaclav Havel, former Czech president and human rights campaigner, said he hopes Castro's departure will be the first step to democracy in Cuba. The Czech Republic ranks among the fiercest critics of the Cuban regime, supporting Cuban dissidents and calling for observation of human rights. Schwarzenberg, however, said he opposed the economic sanctions against Cuba. "I am holding talks with the USA about it," Schwarzenberg said.
(Ceske Noviny)
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