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Obama wants to meet with dissidents in Cuba

December 14, 2015

Olivier Know, Yahoo

President Obama promised in an exclusive interview with Yahoo News that he “very much” hopes to visit Cuba during his last year in office, but only if he can meet with pro-Democracy dissidents there. 

“If I go on a visit, then part of the deal is that I get to talk to everybody,” Obama said. “I’ve made very clear in my conversations directly with President [Raul] Castro that we would continue to reach out to those who want to broaden the scope for, you know, free expression inside of Cuba.” 

Speaking in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Obama strongly hinted that he would make a decision “over the next several months.”...

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