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Fidel Castro scorns Obama’s Cuba visit

Saheli 28 Mar 2016 News Comments Off on Fidel Castro scorns Obama’s Cuba visit 2 Views

Handout picture on 19 March 2016 made avaiable by the official journal Juventud Rebelde of the meeting between President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro (L) and leader of the Cuban revolution Fidel Castro (R) in Havana, Cuba

Fidel, who handed power to his brother Raul a decade ago, said Cuba didn’t need any gifts from the “empire”.

He described Mr Obama’s words of reconciliation as “syrupy” and warned they could give Cubans a heart attack.

Mr Obama had suggested that it was time to bury the last remnant of the Cold War in the Americas.

In his 1,500-word letter, Fidel also reminded readers of the Bay of Pigs invasion of 1961, in which a CIA-sponsored paramilitary force of Cuban exiles attempted to take over the island.

President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro during an exhibition game March 22, 2016
Image captionMr Obama met with Fidel’s brother President Raul Castro during his visit

However, the 89-year-old ex-leader also said his “modest suggestion” was that Mr Obama “reflects and doesn’t try to develop theories about Cuban politics”.

During his visit, Mr Obama invoked “a future of hope” for Cuba in anunprecedented live TV address delivered from the Grand Theatre in Havana.

He told Cuban President Raul Castro that he did not need to fear a threat from the US nor from “the voice of the Cuban people”.

He also called for the lifting of the 54-year old US trade embargo against Cuba, a remark which was met by loud applause.

The embargo remains one of the main sticking points in US-Cuban relations but can only be lifted by the US Congress.

Mr Obama’s visit to Cuba was the first by a president since the Communist revolution in 1959.

Media captionYoung Cubans: “We don’t want a lot of McDonalds and Starbucks”

Six sticking points to better relations – Guantanamo Bay, human rights and media freedoms are among the unresolved issues

Cuba’s DIY economy – A new generation of Cuban entrepreneurs are launching private businesses

Internet access still restricted in Cuba – Only about 5% of Cubans have web access at home.

[Source:- BBC News]

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