Taking Cuba off the list has two main consequences, diplomatic and economic, said Christopher Sabatini, a Columbia University professor who specializes in Cuba studies.
“This is something that for a long time sort of stuck in the craw of the Cubans, who really resented being lumped together with countries like Iran and Syria,” he said.
“So it’s important on a diplomatic, transactional level, and on a financial one while it doesn’t remove all the obstacles, it eases the possibility of one of Obama’s principle reforms and opens up opportunities for US travellers and banks.”
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