Meanwhile,Cuba's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodriguez, said the Obama administration has done little to improve U.S.-Cuban relations.

VOA: standard.2009.09.29

Addressing the assembly, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez called the embargo an "act of arrogance" and said it has cost the Cuban economy tens-of-billions of dollars over the years and deprived children of needed medical care.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

Cuban field hospitals in Port-au-Prince were already treating hundreds of injured, according to Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez.

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They were seen entering an upscale restaurant in Old Havana along with Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez on Tuesday.

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In an interview with CNN, he said was stunned by the "dramatic snub" which came after a lunch with Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez.

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