Castro Regime: Abelardo Moreno and American People

castro regime: A poll by Florida International University conducted in September found that 63 percent of Cuban-Americans living in Miami opposed the embargo, according to Global Times China. This group has traditionally opposed closer ties to the Castro regime. At a press conference in Havana, Cuban deputy foreign minister, Abelardo Moreno, said the US legislative body should pay attention to public opinion, which supports the end of economic sanctions against Cuba. "The American people are responsible for demanding their leaders in Congress lift the economic blockade, because they must represent the opinion of a great majority of the US population and institutions," he said. A Pew Research Center poll in July also showed 72 percent of Americans in favor of lifting the embargo. In response, Moreno said, "Mr. However, the top Republican in the US Congress said on Tuesday he intended to keep the trade restrictions in place, dimming hopes for an end to the embargo in the near future. "As the past two years of normalizing relations have only emboldened the regime at the expense of the Cuban people, I fully intend to maintain our embargo on Cuba," US House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan said in a statement. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.