Headlines:
| US President rejects calls for easing of Cuba embargo |
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| Thursday, 08 May 2008 | |
US President George Bush has again rejected calls for
easing US trade restrictions in Cuba,
saying that new president Raul Castro has made only empty gestures at
reform. Mr. Bush maintained Washington's hard-line stance in an address to the Council of the Americas, a business group that advocates for democracy and open markets in the Western Hemisphere. The White House said President Bush has also told Cuban democratic activists that there has been no change at all in Cuba, since Raul Castro took over as president in February. Mr. Castro has announced reforms in agriculture, giving farmers more control of the industry. He has also allowed Cubans to own mobile phones and computers. |