• President Obama has promised to loosen the restraints on Cuban-Americans wanting to visit
and send money to their relatives.

• He commented that the US seeks a new beginning with Cuba at the Summit of Americas at
Trinidad and Tobago. The Summit follows a thaw in relations between the two countries though Cuba
did not attend it.

• Further he said that there is a longer journey to be travelled to overcome the decades of
mistrust but critical steps have to be taken towards a new day.

• In a speech in Little Havana, Obama said that until there's justice in Cuba, there's no
justice anywhere.

• He is also willing for talks with Raul Castro to strengthen ties he said.

• Obama supports the embargo but optimists hope that his modest moves will encourage the
Democrat controlled government to do something bold.

• Obama in answer to a blogger's questions said that his administration was in the process of
engagement with the Cuban government on issues relating to migration and mail service and was
awaiting response from the Cuban administration.

• Obama's answers have not attained anything remarkable with Cuba but he is ready to pursue
direct diplomacy. He says he isn't interested in talking for the sake of talking.

• During his election campaign he wrote in an opinion piece in Miami Herald that 'Cuban
American connections to family in Cuba are not only a basic right in humanitarian terms but also our
best tools to foster the beginnings of grass root democracy on the island.'

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