Pope Francis hopes US will lift Cuba embargo; will not raise with Congress
September 23, 2015 4:15am
WASHINGTON  - Pope Francis hopes the United States will lift its long trade embargo on Cuba as a result of negotiations between the two countries but does not plan to raise it in his address to Congress this week, the pontiff told reporters on Tuesday.
 
"It is a public thing that is moving along the path of the good relations they are looking for," Francis told reporters on the papal plane as he flew to Washington from Cuba for a six-day U.S. visit. "My desire is that they end up with a good result, that they reach an accord that satisfies both sides, an accord, certainly."  — Reuters

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