Castro's Listening

Castro says Clinton's expected easing of a ban on limited humanitarian aid for Cuba "seems positive to us." The communist leader told CNN that he would still need to see the details of the US measures, but from what he'd heard so far he believed that allowing direct flights and expatriate cash to flow into Cuba could be "helpful and conducive to a better climate" of relations. "We are willing to do whatever we can," he said without elaboration. A formal US announcement is expected today.

Castro says Clinton's expected easing of a ban on limited humanitarian aid for Cuba "seems positive to us." The communist leader told CNN that he would still need to see the details of the US measures, but from what he'd heard so far he believed that allowing direct flights and expatriate cash to flow into Cuba could be "helpful and conducive to a better climate" of relations. "We are willing to do whatever we can," he said without elaboration. A formal US announcement is expected today.