Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez speaks during a news conference in Havana September 16, 2009. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan (CUBA POLITICS)

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez gives a press conference, on September 16, 2009 at the Foreign Ministry in Havana about the consequences for Cuba of the economic blockade. AFP PHOTO/ADALBERTO ROQUE (Photo credit should read ADALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty ...

Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodriguez (R), signs a cooperation agreement with his North Korean counterpart, Pak Ui Chun (L), during a meeting in Havana, Cuba, 04 May 2009

North Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs, Pak Ui Chun, is seen before a meeting with his Cuban counterpart, Bruno Rodriguez, in Havana, Cuba, 04 May 2009