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Post by bot on Dec 17, 2015 11:38:02 GMT -5
FACT SHEET: One-Year Anniversary of the President’s Policy of Engagement with Cuba by hardcastle December 17, 2015, marks one year since President Obama announced an historic opening between the United States and Cuba, ending a failed policy of isolation, and announcing steps to empower the Cuban people, normalize relations with the Cuban government, and more effectively support U.S. interests in Cuba. Our new approach involves the re-establishment of diplomatic relations and adjusted regulations to facilitate greater travel, commerce, people-to-people ties, and the free flow of information to, from, and within Cuba. Simply put, our new Cuba policy allows us to more effectively improve the lives of the Cuban people, advance our interests and values, and build broader ties of cooperation across the Americas. Since the President’s announcement, the United States and Cuba have taken many steps as part of our effort to normalize relations, focusing on areas of mutual interest, including establishing diplomatic relations, enhancing security, building bridges between our peoples, and promoting economic prosperity for citizens of both our countries. Normalization is a complex, long-term process, and we will continue to work with Cuba to address areas of mutual concern even as we will be very clear about our differences, including with respect to the United States’ support for democracy and human rights. Below are examples of the progress we have made over the past year: www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/12/16/fact-sheet-one-year-anniversary-presidents-policy-engagement-cuba
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