CUBA 'WILL NOT CHANGE' COMMUNIST SYSTEM, DESPITE THAW WITH US (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Saturday, December 20, 2014, 11:54

President Raul Castro said an "obstacle" had been removed in US-Cuban relations

Cuban President Raul Castro has hailed a recent US move to normalise bilateral relations, but stressed that Havana will not change its political system.

He also warned that Cuba faced a "long and difficult struggle" before the US removed its economic embargo.

On Wednesday, President Barack Obama announced a "new chapter" in US ties with communist-run Cuba.

He said the changes were the "most significant" in US policy towards Cuba in 50 years.

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