-DATE- 19840529 -YEAR- 1984 -DOCUMENT_TYPE- INTERVIEW -AUTHOR- F. CASTRO -HEADLINE- CASTRO ON RELATIONS WITH FRANCE, FOREIGN POLICY -PLACE- CUBA -SOURCE- HAVANA INTL SVC -REPORT_NBR- FBIS -REPORT_DATE- 19840402 -TEXT- CASTRO ON RELATIONS WITH FRANCE, FOREIGN POLICY PA301325 Havana International Service in Spanish 0000 GMT 29 Mar 84 [Text] In an exclusive interview granted to France's leading television channel, Cuban leader Fidel Castro has stressed that aside from those aspects over which differences do exist, relations between France and Cuba are fine. According to Fidel, Cuba and France do not agree on all aspects of their foreign relations, citing this connection France's military presence in Chad and Lebanon. We oppose this participation, he said, as do all progressive Third World and socialist countries. The Cuban chief of state explained that it must be acknowledged, however, that France's military presence in Chad and Lebanon has been accompanied by the political determination to negotiate. In the interview, which was broadcast on the prime time newscast at 2000, Castro stressed that France maintains a positive and constructive position on Central America and that this position coincides with that of the Cuban Government. Fidel then denounced the U.S. policy on Central America, recalling that in El Salvador Washington endorses a genocidal regime, which is responsible for the slaughter of 40,000 people. Under no circumstances can I put France and the United States on the same plane, Castro added. Finally, he expressed the hope that French President Francois Mitterrand may have exerted some positive influence on Ronald Reagan during his recent visit to Washington. -END-