U.S. Could Recommend Taking Cuba Off State Terrorism List In Days: Official [View all]

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Source: Reuters

Reuters) - The U.S. State Department could recommend within a few days that Cuba be removed from its list of countries accused of sponsoring terrorism, a U.S. official said on Tuesday, a major move toward rapprochement ahead of a hemispheric summit this week.

President Barack Obama ordered the review after announcing a diplomatic breakthrough with Havana on Dec. 17, and he has vowed to act quickly once he receives the State Department's recommendation.

Obama leaves on Wednesday for a trip to Jamaica and then to Panama, where he will participate in the April 10-11 Summit of the Americas and come face-to-face with Cuban President Raul Castro.

A U.S. official close to matter said the State Department could send its conclusions to Obama as soon as the next day or two calling for the communist-ruled island to be taken off the list.

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