President Obama has arrived in Cuba to have direct interaction with Cuban people and for accelerating engagement between Cuba and United States. He touched down on Sunday, March 21, 2016.
His first morning in Cuba would start with a symbolic visit to local hero and a meeting with Raul Castro, his counterpart, wherein a press conference by Obama is expected for improved human rights and economic opportunities.
He is the first American president for visiting Communist island nation since Calvin Coolidge nearly 90 years back has made a priority to provide more help for small and large businesses that include thousands of Cubans who took advantage of incremental economic reforms and had become entrepreneurs. Obama would be speaking to them at a small business event on Monday afternoon.
Obama would be speaking to them at a small business event on Monday afternoon.
The treatment of dissidents would be decided upon the visit of Obama. Advocates of Civil rights say that there were signs of
Advocates of Civil rights say that there were signs of crackdown on some of the most outspoken of them before the arrival of Obama.
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Authorities haven’t let up on the arrests of protestors taking part in weekly demonstrations.
Speech would be given by Obama to Cuban people on Tuesday and after that, he would be meeting up with a group which includes members of the political opposition and dissidents.
The opponents of the president including Sen. Ted Cruz, the Republican presidential candidate who is of Cuban heritage have criticized him for not being outspoken about the dissidents’ plight.
The arrival of Obama in Havana on Sunday marked the culmination of a long-term effort for thawing the antagonistic relationship of US with Cuba.
With Obama administration, the decade-old economic embargo has been loosened, making it easier for Americans to visit and pass money between countries.
However, Congress endure is setting more sweeping limits.
Between the controversial stops, there is a baseball game scheduled between the Cuban national team and Tampa Bay Rays.
