• 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.'