DENMARK: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN PEOPLE

UNCLAS COPENHAGEN 000290 SIPDIS STATE FOR EUR, WHA, DRL E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI CU DA SUBJECT: DENMARK: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN PEOPLE REF: STATE 51536 AND PREVIOUS ¶1. Reinforcing DRL Assistant Secretary Kramer's May 13 call to Danish Deputy Foreign Minister Federspiel, Embassy Copenhagen demarched the Danish Foriegn Ministry's Asia and Latin America Department to encourage official Danish participation in the May 21 Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People. Department Deputy Director Lars Bredal welcomed our ideas for possible messages and events, but declined to make any commitment beyond agreeing to consider Cuba-specific activities. ¶2. Embassy Copenhagen will place the op-ed text provided in reftel in one of Denmark's leading daily newspapers, most likely the left-leaning "Information." CAIN