Rapprochement with Cuba: Four decades ago Jimmy Carter tried to come to terms with Havana

Sunday, October 23rd 2016 - 06:50 UTC

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Four decades ago, U.S. ex president James Carter tried to do in secret what Barack Obama finally achieved publicly and in a less adverse context: to start a process to normalize relations between the United States and Cuba. In a long article, the Cuban newspaper Granma reveals that Carter (1976/1980) had been the only US president who set in writing his intention to promote dialogue between Washington and Havana. Read full article

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Briton
One knows very little about Cuba,
but is it not time Cuba came in from the cld,
just saying like.
Oct 23rd, 2016 - 07:56 pm - Link - Report abuse +3
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Kanye
It's a strategically located, accessible, big island with 11m people. It is already well connected to Europe and SA.
The Chinese are investing a lot in the island - it's time the US acted more positively.
There is already great optimism and speculation on the island, along with inflation, in anticipation of US tourism.
Oct 23rd, 2016 - 09:30 pm - Link - Report abuse +1
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