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Obama administration urged to 'listen to Lugar'
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WASHINGTON, USA: Calling Senator Lugar's report “a clear and convincing case against current US policy,” Sarah Stephens of the Center for Democracy in the Americas released the following statement on the report issued by the Ranking Republican Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on US-Cuba policy.

“The Lugar Report demolishes any continuing case for US-Cuba policy and offers a clear if implicit challenge to the Obama administration to make significantly greater changes in US policy toward Cuba beyond his campaign promise to lift the travel restrictions on Cuban-Americans.

“The administration should pay careful attention to what the report says about conditionality – the premise of the Obama Cuba policy – and consider a new approach based on engagement as Senator Lugar is suggesting.”

The report, authored by Senator Richard Lugar, Ranking Republican Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, titled “Changing Cuba Policy – In the United States National Interest,” is scheduled for release today.

“Lugar's report calls US policy ineffective and says it fails US interests, hurts our relations with the region, prevents us from cooperating with Cuba on issues like drug interdiction that matter to both countries, and stops our country from capitalizing on developments in Cuba that would otherwise enable us to redefine the relationship in ways that would help average Cubans.

“In its place, Lugar advocates reinvigorating diplomacy, restoring travel rights, and cooperating with Cuba in areas ranging from agricultural trade and medical research to alternative energy and law enforcement. His far-reaching recommendations include direct and multilateral diplomacy, clearing Cuba for foreign aid, and dropping Cuba from the terrorism list.

“The Obama administration should listen to Lugar, and expand the boundaries of what is possible as it considers reforms in Cuba policy.

“This report clears significant political space for the President to engage with Cuba, to open travel and trade, and to repair our country's image in the region by reforming our failed Cuba policy.”

The Center for Democracy in the Americas released its study, “9 Ways for US to Talk to Cuba and for Cuba to Talk to US,” with recommendations by experts on how US policy makers could engage with Cuba in ways leading to new opportunities for diplomacy.

February 24, 2009

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