Cuba’s President Raúl Castro has demanded that the United States return the US base at Guantánamo Bay, lift the half-century trade embargo on Cuba and compensate his country for damages before the two nations re-establish normal relations.

Castro told a summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States that Cuba and the US are working toward full diplomatic relations but “if these problems aren’t resolved, this diplomatic rapprochement wouldn’t make any sense”...

source: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/28/raul-castro-return-guantanamo-cuba-us


No. Cuba hasn't exactly earned my trust yet. All too often I hear stories from my Cuban friends about how bad things are back there. Yes they have improved somewhat, and its nowhere near as bad as most Middle East Nations or North Korea, but they are still a thorn in our side with their close relations to Russia.