Raul Castro Serious about Normal U.S. Relations

Update: The congressional leaders who met with both Raul Castro and Fidel Castro said in a press conference that the Castros are open and ready for normal relations with the U.S. They met with Raul for 4 hours. Bobby Rush said Raul Castro, president of Cuba, had a sense of humor and was down to Earth. He had a modest home, Rush said. He said that Americans have been lied to about the threat of Cuba for way too long.
They said that Fidel Castro asked: how can we help Obama? Fidel Castro was sharp and engaging, they said.
The leaders concluded that the ban on travel and trade needs to be lifted.
During the Q&A, the delegation said no demands of apologies were made by the Castros.

HAVANA – President Raul Castro met with six visiting members of the Congressional Black Caucus for more than four hours, his first face-to-face discussions with U.S. leaders since he became Cuba's president last year.
State television showed images of Castro, who holds the rank of four-star army general, wearing a business suit instead of his trademark olive-green fatigues and sitting down with Rep. Barbara Lee, a California Democrat, and other members of the American delegation behind closed doors late Monday.
"I'm convinced Raul Castro wants a normal relationship with the United States," Lee told The Associated Press after the meeting adjourned. "He's serious." Read more at the AP

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