Cuban Defiance of U.S. Embargo Bolstered by Businessmen’s Visit
A 24-hour fact-finding visit to Cuba by nearly 80 U.S. businessmen has bolstered the Communist-ruled island’s campaign of defiance against a tightening U.S. economic embargo.
Senior Cuban officials were jubilant about Wednesday’s visit by the Americans, part of a group of more than 120 businessmen from 18 nations who attended a conference in Havana on business, trade and investment opportunities in Cuba.
“Anything that can be done against the (U.S.) blockade is a good thing,” Carlos Lage, a senior Cuban economic strategist and close aide of President Fidel Castro, told reporters.
The U.S. businessmen, several representing large corporations, traveled to Cuba at a time when Congress is considering legislation that would tighten Washington’s 30-year-old economic embargo against the island nation.
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