Barack Obama: 'Cuba debe cambiar antes de que EE UU alivie el embargo'. Obama: U.S. "open to a new relationship with Cuba.".
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Obama: 'Cuba debe cambiar antes de que EE UU alivie el embargo'
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Washington
28-09-2011
El mandatario urgió al régimen a que se una a la ola de cambios democráticos del mundo árabe y que en décadas pasadas derrocaron a dictadores en América Latina.
Estados Unidos está listo para cambiar su política hacia Cuba, pero no ha visto que La Habana haya dado ningún paso que pueda justificar un alivio del embargo, dijo el miércoles el presidente Barack Obama, informó Reuters.
Obama dijo que no quería "quedar atrapado en la mentalidad de la Guerra Fría" y que Washington había buscado mejorar los lazos con la Isla al cambiar las normas sobre remesas y viajes, pero qu
e esperaba señales de La Habana, como la liberación de presos políticos y garantías de derechos humanos básicos.
(El Presidente Barack Obama y Raúl Castro, Tirano en funciones en Cuba)
El mandatario urgió a Cuba, que soporta un embargo estadounidense desde hace cinco décadas, que se una a la ola de cambios democráticos que se han producido en el mundo árabe este año y que en décadas pasadas derrocaron a dictadores en América Latina.
"Ha llegado el momento para que pase lo mismo en Cuba", dijo Obama en una sesión de preguntas y respuestas con medios de prensa hispanos.
"Si vemos movimientos positivos, vamos a dar una respuesta positiva", destacó.
Fidel Castro acusó el lunes a Obama de ofrecer "galimatías" en su reciente discurso ante la ONU y dijo que las acciones de la OTAN en Libia eran un "crimen".
Obama: 'Cuba debe cambiar antes de que EE UU alivie el embargo'
Agencias
Washington
28-09-2011
El mandatario urgió al régimen a que se una a la ola de cambios democráticos del mundo árabe y que en décadas pasadas derrocaron a dictadores en América Latina.
Estados Unidos está listo para cambiar su política hacia Cuba, pero no ha visto que La Habana haya dado ningún paso que pueda justificar un alivio del embargo, dijo el miércoles el presidente Barack Obama, informó Reuters.
Obama dijo que no quería "quedar atrapado en la mentalidad de la Guerra Fría" y que Washington había buscado mejorar los lazos con la Isla al cambiar las normas sobre remesas y viajes, pero qu
e esperaba señales de La Habana, como la liberación de presos políticos y garantías de derechos humanos básicos.(El Presidente Barack Obama y Raúl Castro, Tirano en funciones en Cuba)
El mandatario urgió a Cuba, que soporta un embargo estadounidense desde hace cinco décadas, que se una a la ola de cambios democráticos que se han producido en el mundo árabe este año y que en décadas pasadas derrocaron a dictadores en América Latina.
"Ha llegado el momento para que pase lo mismo en Cuba", dijo Obama en una sesión de preguntas y respuestas con medios de prensa hispanos.
"Si vemos movimientos positivos, vamos a dar una respuesta positiva", destacó.
Fidel Castro acusó el lunes a Obama de ofrecer "galimatías" en su reciente discurso ante la ONU y dijo que las acciones de la OTAN en Libia eran un "crimen".
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Tomado de http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com
September 28, 2011
Obama: U.S. "open to a new relationship with Cuba."
President Barack Obama said Wednesday that his administration has tried to send a signal "that we are open to a new relationship with Cuba."
But that's only if the Cuban government "starts taking the proper steps to open up its own country and provide the space and the respect for human rights that would allow the Cuban people to determine their own destiny," Obama said.
The question about Cuba came during an online forum Wednesday morning on Hispanic issues. Obama noted that "everywhere else in the world you've been seeing a democratization movement that has been pressing forward." Democracies have emerged from previously authoritarian regimes throughout Latin America and the world, he said, and "the time has come for the same thing to happen in Cuba."
Obama said he pushed for changes in the family travel laws, so that people can travel more frequently, and also modified remittance laws so that family members could more easily send money back to Cuba. That was designed to give people "more power and create an economic space for them to prosper within Cuba."
However, the U.S. hasn't seen what Obama called "the kind of genuine spirit of transformation inside of Cuba that would justify us eliminating the embargo," including the release of political prisoners and basic human rights for the country's citizens.
"I don't know what will happen over the next year, but we are prepared to see what happens in Cuba," he said. "If we see positive movement, we will respond in a positive way. Hopefully, over the next five years we'll see Cuba looking around the world and saying we need to catch up with history."
If there was "a release of political prisoners, the ability for people to express their opinions and to petition their government, if we saw even those steps, those would be very significant," Obama said. "And we would -- we would pay attention and we would undoubtedly reexamine our overall approach to Cuba if we saw a serious movement in that direction."
He also said that Cuba wouldn't have to have a "perfect market system" as a condition for ending the embargo, "because obviously we have trade and exchanges with a number of countries that fall short of a liberal democracy."
"But there is a basic, I think, recognition of people's human rights that includes their right to work, to change jobs, to get an education, to start a business," he said. "So some elements of freedom are included in how an economic system works. And right now, you know, we haven't seen any of that."
September 28, 2011
Obama: U.S. "open to a new relationship with Cuba."
President Barack Obama said Wednesday that his administration has tried to send a signal "that we are open to a new relationship with Cuba."
But that's only if the Cuban government "starts taking the proper steps to open up its own country and provide the space and the respect for human rights that would allow the Cuban people to determine their own destiny," Obama said.
The question about Cuba came during an online forum Wednesday morning on Hispanic issues. Obama noted that "everywhere else in the world you've been seeing a democratization movement that has been pressing forward." Democracies have emerged from previously authoritarian regimes throughout Latin America and the world, he said, and "the time has come for the same thing to happen in Cuba."
Obama said he pushed for changes in the family travel laws, so that people can travel more frequently, and also modified remittance laws so that family members could more easily send money back to Cuba. That was designed to give people "more power and create an economic space for them to prosper within Cuba."
However, the U.S. hasn't seen what Obama called "the kind of genuine spirit of transformation inside of Cuba that would justify us eliminating the embargo," including the release of political prisoners and basic human rights for the country's citizens.
"I don't know what will happen over the next year, but we are prepared to see what happens in Cuba," he said. "If we see positive movement, we will respond in a positive way. Hopefully, over the next five years we'll see Cuba looking around the world and saying we need to catch up with history."
If there was "a release of political prisoners, the ability for people to express their opinions and to petition their government, if we saw even those steps, those would be very significant," Obama said. "And we would -- we would pay attention and we would undoubtedly reexamine our overall approach to Cuba if we saw a serious movement in that direction."
He also said that Cuba wouldn't have to have a "perfect market system" as a condition for ending the embargo, "because obviously we have trade and exchanges with a number of countries that fall short of a liberal democracy."
"But there is a basic, I think, recognition of people's human rights that includes their right to work, to change jobs, to get an education, to start a business," he said. "So some elements of freedom are included in how an economic system works. And right now, you know, we haven't seen any of that."
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Obama on Cuba: We Will Lift Embargo if Cuban Govt Makes Significant Reforms
Obama on Cuba: We Will Lift Embargo if Cuban Govt Makes Significant Reforms
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Obama on Cuba: Havana Must Change
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