HAVANA, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, in Cuba on a trade mission for his state, Tuesday urged the easing of U.S. travel and trade restrictions there.
The Democratic governor said President Obama should lift the restrictions invoked by Obama's predecessor, George W. Bush, following a period of more lenient rules under Bush's predecessor, Bill Clinton, "sooner rather than later".
"I know they're considering it. Those are good steps," Richardson said in an interview with MSNBC.
"These are confidence-building steps that I think make sense; that it's in the interest of the United States".
"I've long advocated that we take the travel ban off of Americans. I don't think the embargo is working either".
Richardson emphasized he is in the Communist island nation pushing the sale of New Mexican produce and other items, but acknowledged the other issues were likely to come up. UPI
