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Venezuelan President Calls Obamas Outreach to Cuba Courageous
David Stout @david_m_stout
2:01 AM ET
Cubas staunch Latin American ally approves of the renewal of diplomatic relations between the old foes
U.S. President Barack Obamas decision to normalize relations with Cuba was nothing short of courageous, according to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
Following dual announcements in Washington and Havana on Wednesday, the Venezuelan head of state openly lauded the new chapter in American-Cuba relations during a trade summit in Argentinas southern city of Paraná.
You have to recognize the gesture of Barack Obama, a gesture that is courageous and necessary, said Maduro, according to Reuters.
Caracas has been one of the most outspoken supporters of Cuba since late President Hugo Chávez first rose to power in the country during the late 1990s.
http://time.com/3639485/venezuela-cuba-obama-diplomatic-relations/
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flamingdem
(39,304 posts)Nice to see agreement on the world stage.
Marksman_91
(2,035 posts)I believe he even invited Chavistas to burn their US visas. Maduro and his cronies are getting more and more isolated every day. Supposedly the negotiations between the USA and Cuba started some 18 months ago, more or less around the time Maduro was elected. Guess Raúl realized that the nincompoop was gonna lead Venezuela down the drain, so now he's looking for alternative sources of revenue/trade.