WASHINGTON, D.C.: With Donald Trump in the White House, the end of the Castro era in Cuba next week is unlikely to bring warmer relations, analysts say. President Raul Castro will step down on April 19, ending nearly 60 years of Castro family rule after his brother Fidel seized power during the 1959 Communist revolution. The two countries reopened their embassies and Obama made a historic visit to Cuba in 2016. This is because it will not do Trump any good politically to change his views towards Cuba, she said. Newhouse noted that Philip Goldberg, the new interim charge d’affaires at the US embassy in Cuba, “would like to see the relationship moving forward.

Source: Manila Times April 14, 2018 03:11 UTC