Cuba Hails Obama Victory
Cuba hails U.S. President-elect Barack Obama’s presidential election victory and would one day welcome an easing of the 46-year-old U.S. trade embargo, Foreign Investment Minister Marta Lomas said in a statement.
The Cuban Government, however, is prepared for U.S.-Cuban relations to remain “the same,” she added, alluding to Havana’s struggle to have the embargo lifted.
“If Obama takes some action to ease the embargo, it would be welcomed and of course it would be of help, but we’re prepared for conditions to remain the same,” she told reporters at a trade fair.
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There is also optimism about Obama’s declaration during his campaign that he would be ready to talk about easing restrictions on travel and on remittances — the money U.S. Cubans send to family and friends in Cuba.
(hat tip: newsmax)
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