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Trump announced a new phase of U.S. policy toward Cuba.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said that the United States will focus on Cuba after resolving the Iran issue. According to him, Secretary of State Marco Rubio will go there to finalize the agreement.
“We will attend to Cuba on the way back from Iran... And then we’ll send Marco Rubio to finalize the deal,” Trump said at a campaign rally in Florida, Reuters reports.
Last month, Trump predicted that the U.S. and Cuba would reach an agreement, noting that, in his view, military action would not be necessary. The Trump administration had previously said its goal was to bring about changes to the communist government of Cuba.
The oil embargo imposed by the United States earlier this year has caused serious difficulties for Cuba, which is suffering from fuel shortages and power outages. The situation is worsened by the country's aging infrastructure.
Washington has maintained the embargo on Cuba for 60 years. The Trump administration is intensifying pressure on Havana after American forces seized then-President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela in January.
Last month, Cuba’s foreign minister told the United Nations General Assembly that his country would always be open to dialogue with Washington.
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