Jerry Brown Seeks End of Embargo

Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown called for an end to U.S. trade sanctions against Cuba during a visit aimed at increasing relations between his city and the eastern Cuban city of Santiago. During a visit with Cuban National Assembly President Ricardo Alarcon, Brown noted that the Oakland City Council passed a resolution two years ago asking President Clinton to do away with the trade sanctions imposed against Cuba in 1962. No meeting with Fidel Castro was immediately scheduled, but the Cuban president often talks with American politicians during their visits to the Caribbean island.