Prague - The Czech Prime Minister, Mr Milos Zeman, has rejected a call from Cuba to admit wrongdoing in a diplomatic row over two Czechs jailed in Havana for meeting anti-government dissidents. Dr Fidel Castro's government has held a former finance minister, Mr Ivan Pilip, and a former student leader, Mr Jan Bubenik, in jail since January 12th for alleged "subversive contacts" with members of Cuba's unofficial opposition, and has threatened to put them on trial.
Czech PM rejects Castro move
Prague - The Czech Prime Minister, Mr Milos Zeman, has rejected a call from Cuba to admit wrongdoing in a diplomatic row over…
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