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January 29, 2015

Raúl Castro: U.S. Must Return Guantánamo Before Normalization of Relations 
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At a summit of Latin American leaders in Costa Rica, Cuban President
Raúl Castro called on President Obama to use executive powers to ease
the decades-long embargo against Cuba.

Raúl Castro: "President Barack Obama could use his wide-ranging
executive authority to modify substantially the application of the
blockade. It's in his hands to do this without a decision from
Congress."

Castro also said Cuba will not be able to normalize relations with the
United States until Washington returns to Cuba the land being used for
the Guantánamo prison and naval base.

 

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