Byline: New York Times
HAVANA -- In a brief visit that clearly signaled the sharp divisions between the United States and Canada over how to deal with Cuba, Canada's foreign minister dined with President Fidel Castro and other Cuban officials on Tuesday before signing joint declarations Wednesday on human rights and foreign investment.
In Washington, meanwhile, the State Department criticized the overnight visit by Foreign Minister Lloyd Axworthy, the highest-ranking Canadian to set foot in Cuba in more than 20 years.
``It doesn't make sense to reward a dictator in our hemisphere …
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