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Gutierrez shows "canbio" bracelet to the press, and gives it to Toppolanek. Clcik image for video of press conference.

Gutierrez and Czech Republic Prime Minister Call Attention to Human Rights Abuses in Cuba

Washington (Feb. 26)—U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez and Czech Republic Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek met to discuss bilateral trade. Following the meeting they held a press conference to highlight the plight of the Cuban people, with whom the Czech people stand in solidarity as a nation that has made a successful transition from what Gutierrez called the “tyranny of communism” to democracy. Gutierrez is pictured giving Topolanek a bracelet imprinted with the Spanish word for change, “cambio,” which are worn in solidarity with the Cuban people. (Transcript) (Video)
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March 17, 2008
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