The exchange that project Biden hacia Cuba suscita esperanzas en la isla | International

Cuba observes with caution, but also with some optimism, the atrocity of Joe Biden in Washington, even the authorities of the island his conscience that dismantle the more than 200 sanctions adopted by Donald Trump and resume Obama’s policy of action, as he said the new president who will, will not be quick or quick. Last week, the State Administration assured that it would “revise” Trump’s policies in Cuba, among other international advocates. It is proposed to indicate that a roadblock of opportunities will be opened, although normalization will be suspended and disrupted.

The failure of the Cuban official reaction to the statement by the spokesman of the new mandate, the words of the Cuban president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, to the Biden triumphant rally and pistes about the activity. There was a letter that contained the height of the Cuban route in its relations with Washington: “We believe in the possibility of a bilateral constructive relationship and respect for differences”.

This position implies, by the way, that the island has been able to work with EE UU once the economic embargo and other sanctions are lifted and, by the way, that EE UU can not hope for Cuba concessions and tomatoes and advances in normalization. The place that occupies Cuba within the priorities of the new North American Administration is an unknown one. However, there has been an attempt to ridicule Biden in the recovery of Obama’s politics, in which La Habana recognizes the merit of having “lost a child” in EEU’s relations with Cuba, since the opposition to the dialogue has been with Cuba were bipartisans, Republicans and Democrats.

The political game in the Congress and Senate of EE UU, where the Democratic majority is enforced and there is a very active Cuban-American lobby, will be key in the moving movements of Washington. Peru has several experts in relations between the two territories, and also Cuban officials in informal conversations, has motives for hosting experiences of a new development and that both countries can collaborate in various areas, such as in Washington in the last firmaron 22 pactos in various areas.

Although the statements made by the spokesperson of the Casa Blanca were a simple response during a press conference, the Cuban academic and ex-official at the European Union Carlos Alzugaray observed “important aspects” in his speeches: Biden’s position confirms that Cuba is on the agenda as part of a process of reviewing national security policies ”. And the second is: “It is significant that in the statement of the portavoz he disappears the rhetorical references to the Cuban governor with dictatorship, regime … very common in the previous Administration”.

Numbers

Most relevant to the Gobierno Cuban are the numbers on some key pieces that affect La Habana. “The team that designed Biden to manage the exterior politics is familiar with the Cuban theme. “Many of them have to deal with the peace process and the implementation of Obama’s policies,” Alzugaray said. Among them are the Secretary of National Security, Alejandro Mayorkas — born in La Habana—, the Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, and the Director of Usaid (agency for development), Samantha Power. Senzala Alzugaray que tres “conocen a sus interlocutores cubanos y estos los conocen a ellos, lo que puede facilitat de dialog. And quizzes must have included in this group the first lady, Jill Biden, who had an official trip to Cuba in October 2016 ”.

Although the astros of the normalization of parecen alinearse, for Cuba there are three major obstacles that complicate the operation: the existence of the embargo; the recent inclusion of the island by Trump in the list of patriarchal countries of terrorism; and the existence of numerous black trumpet lists, in which there are more than 200 Cuban companies with which the North Americans can not treat. For supuesto, the Helms-Burton lie, which applies extraterritorial castles to companies with interests in Cuba, is another school. Ayer Spain advertises in Brussels that solicits to Washington the urgent suspension of its application.

Cuba confesses that Biden will at some point dismantle the issue of sanctions at some point. A list is being declared to recover Obama’s normalization and sent to negotiate with the new Administration has been voluntary and the political space for logging.