Transcript:
For Cubans lining up in Havana for visas to the US, the decision has been a long time coming.
The U.S. has removed Cuba from its list of state sponsors of terrorism.
The State Department's Jeff Rathke says this decision was made independently from ongoing talks to re-establish diplomatic ties.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN, JEFF RATHKE, SAYING:
"The United States sees these as separate processes. The review of Cuba's designation as a state sponsor of terror was instructed by the president and we have had a separate process of discussions with the Cuban government about reestablishing diplomatic relations."
Washington put Cuba on its terrorism blacklist in 1982, to punish Havana for supporting armed guerrilla movements in Latin America.
But with a landmark policy shift in December last year, U.S. President Obama ordered a review of Cuba's status.
Congress is also considering an end to the U.S. travel ban.
The two sides have since held four rounds of high level negotiations aimed at normalizing relations.
This latest decision could help achieve that goal.
Tổng thống Mỹ Barack Obama và Chủ tịch Cuba Raul Castro trong lần gặp gỡ chính thức đầu tiên giữa hai nhà lãnh đạo cấp cao hai nước trong vòng nửa thế kỷ qua. Ảnh: Reuters
Vocabulary:
| sponsor (n) |
/ˈspɒn.sər/ |
a person or organization who supports a person, organization, or activity by giving money, encouragement, or other help: |
nhà tài trợ, người tài trợ |
| terrorism (n) | /ˈter.ər.ɪ.zəm/ |
violent action for political purposes |
sự khủng bố, hành động khủng bố |
| blacklist (n) | /ˈblæk.lɪst/ | a list of people, countries, etc. who are considered by a particular authority or group to be unacceptable and who should be avoided and not trusted | danh sách đen |
| guerrilla (n) | /ɡəˈrɪl.ə/ |
a member of an unofficial military group that is trying to change the government by making sudden, unexpected attacks on the official army forces |
nhóm du kích |
| consider (v) |
/kənˈsɪd.ər/ |
to spend time thinking about a possibility or making a decision |
cân nhắc |
| negotiation (n) | /nəˌɡəʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/ | the process of discussing something with someone in order to reach an agreement with them, or the discussions themselves | sự thương lượng, sự bàn bạc |
Idioms:
- To remove sb/sth from sb/sth: Loại ai/cái gì khỏi ai/cái gì
The U.S. has removed Cuba from its list of state sponsors of terrorism.
Thanh Bình (theo Reuters)