This post was originally published on this site Published time: April 14, 2015 19:19Edited time: April 14, 2015 20:25 U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with Cuba’s President Raul Castro as they hold a bilateral meeting during the Summit of the Americas in Panama City April 11, 2015.(Reuters / Jonathan Ernst) The United States no longer wants to list Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism, the White House has announced. Its removal is a key step in President Barack Obama’s plan to normalize relations between the US and Cuba. Obama submitted the report and certification documents to Congress that are legally required to officially remove Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism, the White House National Security Council tweeted Tuesday. Today POTUS submitted to Congress statutorily required report & certifications indicating Admin’s intent to rescind #Cuba’s SSOT designation — WH National Security (@NSCPress) April 14, 2015 “We will continue to have differences with the Cuban government, but our concerns over a wide range of Cuba’s policies and actions fall outside the criteria that is relevant to whether to rescind Cuba’s designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism,” the White House said in a statement. Obama’s decision came after the State Department reviewed Cuba’s presence on the list, AP reported.
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