After talks with Clinton in Haiti on Thursday, Haitian President Rene Preval said he hoped that Cuba could take part in the next summit meeting of leaders of the hemisphere."My wish, and it is a wish already expressed several times by the United Nations General Assembly, is that the embargo be lifted," Preval said in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince.Clinton said she agreed with the emphasis on moving toward dialogue throughout the hemisphere. "We stand ready to discuss with Cuba additional steps that could be taken," she said.But she made clear Washington was also waiting for Havana to make a contribution to an improvement of relations."We would like to see Cuba open up its society, release political prisoners, open up to outside opinion and media and have the kind of society that we all know would improve the opportunities for the Cuban people," Clinton said.In the buildup to the summit, Obama has faced a growing chorus of calls from Latin American governments-including regional heavyweight Brazil and oil producer Venezuela-to end the U.S. policy of trying to isolate Cuba.Critics say the policy has failed to foster change in Cuba and, on the contrary, has isolated Washington in the region...
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