"We expect there may be (a meeting) at the upcoming summit of the Americas. The schedule is not quite confirmed yet," spokesman Marie Harf said at a news briefing. "There's a chance there will be."
President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro were expected to interact in some form at the summit, months after they announced a diplomatic breakthrough in December to normalize relations.
[buenosairesherald.com]
7/4/15
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Obama: no decision yet on removing Cuba from terror sponsor list...
ReplyDelete(Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday that the U.S. State Department had completed its review of whether to remove Cuba from the list of countries that sponsor terrorism but that he had not received a recommendation yet from his advisers.
Speaking in Jamaica, where he is on a short visit, Obama said he would not announce a Cuba decision on Thursday. He said he would wait to receive recommendations from White House advisers before doing so.
Removing Cuba from the list would clear a major obstacle in the effort to restore diplomatic relations between Washington and Havana, paving the way for the re-opening of embassies that have been shut for 50 years, and signal momentum in ending American's isolation from the Communist island nation.
"That review has been completed at the State Department. It is now forwarded to the White House. Our inter-agency team will go through the entire thing and then present it to me with a recommendation. That hasn't happened yet," Obama said.........reuters.com
9/4/15