Prinstein praised the recent achievements in areas such as business travel, trade and tourism following the relaxed US embargo on the island.
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We should not fear change, but look for it, said Obama pointing the importance of the process towards normalization of relations between Cuba and the USA, and reaffirming his willingness to look into the future “with hope and respecting differences”. Mr. Obama pointed out that terrorists have nothing to offer, “They don’t produce anything”, and therefore the only thing they can do is, “Scare and make people afraid, and divide us, and so long as we don’t allow that to happen we are going to be okay”.
If you missed the article, Sgt. Garcia is a Cuban-America who tells us that “My mother was from Havana and my father was from Matanzas….” Besides, the same is true about Iran. In fact, Vilsack on Monday announced that USDA will begin sharing agricultural research, market information and more with Cuba.
“This is a critical and historic opportunity for President Obama to raise key human rights issues directly with Presidents Castro and Marcri”.
After Obama meets with Cuban President Raul Castro, the family will fly to Argentina to meet the country’s new president Mauricio Macri, according to People.
“There’s a lot of people out there so disgusted with this race, they want to check out of politics”.
“We must maintain the credibility and authority of the worldwide human rights mechanism and reverse the current trend to politicize human rights”, Fu Cong said after the release of U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein’s annual report, Xinhuanet.com reported. President Obama was also informed of the terror attacks in Brussels during his visit to the island. Marti, who’s revered in both Cuba and Miami, was a safe choice for the president.
Obama became the first U.S. President to visit Cuba after 1959 (after the Cuban Revolution).
Many Americans and many lawmakers on Capitol Hill, however, do not share that optimistic view of the president – with legitimate reasons for reservations. “What changes come will depend on the Cuban people”.
“This item here is a ceremonial badge and sash that was given to President Coolidge from the Cuban Embassy on July 25, 1927, actually a year prior to his visit to Cuba”, said William Jenny, the Regional Historic Site Administrator.
During his trip, Obama called for an end to the trade embargo, which Durbin, D-Springfield, believes could pass the Senate if Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, gave lawmakers two or three days on the floor to decide.
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Instead, they are reaching out to media focused on the president’s visit to make their case for why the embargo should be lifted.
