Mr Carter said he’d earlier had talks with officials about an imprisoned American communications contractor Alan Gross, but stressed he’d not come to secure his release.

卡特表示，他此前与官员们讨论了被关押的美国通讯承包商Alan Gross的问题。 但他强调他此行的目的并不是为了让此人释放。

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"We had a bit of a problem with the weather before Christmas, but now the work's developing really well, " said Alan Carter of The Land Trust.

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