BBC WORLD NEWS Middle East

HARDtalk

Discussion & Talk

Factual

In-depth, hard-hitting interviews with newsworthy personalities.

In-depth interviews with hard-hitting questions and sensitive topics being covered as famous personalities from all walks of life talk about the highs and lows in their lives.

Zeinab Badawi

Ricardo Alarcon

HARDtalk: Ricardo Alarcon

Former president of the Cuban National Assembly Ricardo Alacon

10/03/2014 GMT

BBC World News - HARDtalk, Ricardo Alarcon

Zeinab Badawi speaks to Ricardo Alarcon, former President of the Cuban National Assembly.

Former President of the Cuban National Assembly, Ricardo Alarcon, is a political veteran and wields a great deal of influence. Isn't it time the US and Cuba buried the hatchet?

At the zenith of his career, he was described as the third most powerful figure in Cuba after the Castro brothers. HARDtalk speaks to Ricardo Alarcon who, until last year, was president of Cuba's parliament, the National Assembly. A veteran on the political and diplomatic scene, he's a former foreign minister and long-time ambassador for Cuba to the United Nations. He still wields a great deal of influence and now spends most of his time campaigning for the release of three Cubans jailed in the US for spying. Isn't it time the US and Cuba buried the hatchet and normalised relations?

BBC World News

BBC  World News

BBC WORLD NEWS Europe

The BBC's international 24-hour news and information channel, as seen by viewers in Africa.

Accessibility links

Programme Index

HARDtalk

Ricardo Alarcon

Contributors

Genres

Formats

Brand

BBC WORLD NEWS Middle East

About BBC World News