Last month, a delegation departed Texas for Cuba for the purpose of building a trade relationship with the island nation in anticipation of the U.S. Embargo being lifted in the next few years.
Many Dallas businesses, as well as those throughout the state, see the long, off-limits Caribbean nation of Cuba as a gold mine of opportunity. To ensure a front-of-the-line position, a delegation landed in the Cuban capital of Havana on April 26. It was the first such group from Texas to explore trade options since the reopening of diplomatic relations between the two nations.
Trade sanctions for agricultural products were lifted in 2000 and a 24-member delegation in 2008 was dispatched to Cuba to established lines of communication. Now with normalized relations, other possible trade options such as oil, technology, tourism, and manufacturing are going to be discussed.
However, this latest four-day jaunt to Havana may not see its objective come to fruition any time soon. An upcoming presidential election and a large contingent of Cuban-American voters in the key state of Florida who are opposed to the present regime in Cuba make change unlikely in the near future.
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