Cuba’s Raul Castro meets with U.S. Chamber of Commerce president


  • World
  • Saturday, 14 Jan 2017

Cuba's President Raul Castro addresses the audience during the National Assembly in Havana, Cuba, December 27, 2016 in this handout photo provided by Cubadebate. Picture taken December 27, 2016. Courtesy of Cubadebate/Handout via Reuters

HAVANA (Reuters) - The head of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce met with Cuban President Raul Castro and in separate meetings with members of Castro's economic cabinet on Friday, as they prepare for the advent of a more hostile Trump administration next week.

The chamber has been urging the Cuban government to sign a number of agreements with major companies such as General Electric , negotiated over the last 18 months, before President-elect Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20.

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