Barack Obama: 'Change is going to happen in Cuba'
President Barack Obama is in Cuba for a historic three-day visit to the island and talks with its communist leader.
He is the first sitting US president to visit since the 1959 revolution, which heralded decades of hostility between the two countries.
Mr Obama said change would happen in Cuba and that Cuban President Raul Castro understood that.
The two leaders met to talk about trade and held a joint news conference.
Mr Castro denied that there are political prisoners in Cuba, telling journalists to "give him a list" and then they would be released "tonight".
He also defended Cuba's record on human rights and pointed to problems in the US.
"We defend human rights, in our view civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights are indivisible, inter-dependent and universal," Mr Castro said.
"Actually we find it inconceivable that a government does not defend and ensure the right to healthcare, education, social security, food provision and development."
Mr Obama said the trade embargo would be fully lifted in Cuba, but he could not say exactly when.
"The reason is what we did for 50 years did not serve our interests or the interests of the Cuban people," he said.
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who:President Barack Obama
when: since the 1959 revolution
what:The two leaders met to talk about trade and held a joint news conference.
key words:
historic歷史上著名的
revolution革命
herald宣布
hostility敵意
joint聯合的
defend防禦
inconceivable不能想像的
embargo禁運
"Actually we find it inconceivable that a government does not defend and ensure the right to healthcare, education, social security, food provision and development." Mr Castro said. I agreed with it at all. That is what government should do for residents.
回覆刪除I thick it's great! Nothing is better than peace. President Barack Obama take the first step to break the ice between America and Cuba. Hope President Donald Trump won't destroy the achievement Obama left.
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