Demarche delivered in Kinshasa - U.S. position on Cuba

UNCLAS KINSHASA 000195 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PGOV PREL EU CU CG SUBJECT: Demarche delivered in Kinshasa - U.S. position on Cuba REF: State 18317 ¶1. A/DCM and PolOff delivered reftel demarche February 25 to Nzuzi Mazemi, Director of International Political Organizations at Ministry of Foreign Affairs. ¶2. Mazemi stated that the DRC shared the position of the United States on the right of the Cuban people to democratic expression and the existence of a legitimate political opposition. He said the DRC hoped the new Cuban leadership would seize the opportunity to rehabilitate the image of Cuba and adopt true democratic reforms. GARVELINK