Obama to remove Cuba from list of state because of Terrorism

President of the United States, Barack Obama, on Tuesday said that Cuba will be removed from the list of state sponsors of terrorism.

According to him, who has recently being meeting with President Raul Castro of Cuba on the sidelines of a regional summit in Panama, revealed that the decision is a key step towards fostering mutual relationship between the two countries.

The historic talk marked the first formal meeting between the leaders of their countries in a half-century.

In his statement to Congress, Obama maintained that the government of Cuba has not provided any support for international terrorism over the last six months.

Similarly, his statement to the lawmakers reads in part: “Cuba has provided assurances that it will not support acts of international terrorism in the future.” Although, Lawmakers could veto the action of officially removing Cuba from terror list, Obama may ignore any such action.

Cuba is expected to be officially removed from the terror list 45 days after the president’s message gets to Congress.