American congressmen praise Czech stance on Cuba

A delegation of representatives from the US Congress has praised the Czech Republic for its critical stance on the Castro regime in Cuba. The congressmen met with representatives of the Czech Parliament on Tuesday to discuss measures that could be taken to pressurise the Cuban government into implementing democratic change on the island. Speaking after the meeting, the vice-chairman of the Czech Senate Petr Pithart said that the US politicians had described the Czech government's support of democratic opposition in Cuba as "exemplary".