Cuba confirms no change in political systemSpeaking at the National Assembly, Mr Castro said President Barack Obama's statement on the normalization of relations between the two countries have removed an "obstacle" in bilateral relations.Castro said he was willing to discuss a range of issues with Washington but insisted Cuba would not abandon the principles of Socialist. "Just like we have never asked Us to change the political system of the country, we also require the respect for us," BBC quoted him saying.He said that Cuba has experienced a long and tough struggle before the United States dropped economic sanctions. He also said will attend the Conference of the Americas in Panama next year and could meet President Obama here.03-17/12, led the White House to declare a new chapter in relations with rivals from the cold war; he claims this is the most "important changes" in policy with Cuba over half a century, and that the American approach was "outdated". Relations between the two countries have been frozen since the early 1960s, when Washington severed diplomatic links and imposed a commercial embargo with Havana after the Cuban revolution.As part of the agreement between the two countries, the us and Cuba have exchanged prisoners and the planned establishment of the Embassy.The other move to normalize relations included review of work see Cuba as a sponsor for terrorism, removing the ban on travel to the American citizens, removing the financial restrictions, a touch of telecommunications, efforts lifted the 54-year trade embargo.However, some critics in the u.s. Congress threatened to thwart Obama's plans
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