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(Reuters) New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, is the first governor to visit Cuba
since a December announcement by Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro
that they would restore diplomatic relations and work to normalize trade
and travel ties after more than a half century of hostility and
confrontation.
Cuomo termed the agreement “courageous” in opening remarks to a
business conference and said, “We want to do everything we can to help.”
Cuomo was joined by top executives from JetBlue Airways Corp., Pfizer
Inc. and MasterCard Inc., who were among 18 business leaders and
academics on the trip.
Cuomo said the purpose of his visit was to see what can be done now and look to the future should full trade be restored.
He also mixed in some fun, drinking a mojito at the Hotel Nacional,
while Cuban officials gave him what he said was his first ever Cuban
cigar. Cuomo joked that if he rushed through his speech, he would have
time to smoke it.
As part of a deal hammered out over 18 months of secret talks, the
Obama administration has loosened travel regulations, opened the door to
some financial services, trade in information technology, aviation and
other sectors and announced it will eliminate Cubafrom the State
Department’s list of state sponsors of terrorism.
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