00:49USA: 'New U.S. policy will change Cuban society,' says U.S. President Barack Obama
The new U.S. policy towards Cuba is going to change Cuban society, U.S. President Barack Obama said at his annual end-of-the-year press conference in Washington, Friday.
He argued Cuba had been reliant on subsidies from the Soviet Union and from Venezuela, something he said cannot be sustained. The U.S. leader conceded that change may take place slower than he would like, yet expressed confidence the new policy is likely to "advance" the country.
00:49The new U.S. policy towards Cuba is going to change Cuban society, U.S. President Barack Obama said at his annual end-of-the-year press conference in Washington, Friday.
He argued Cuba had been reliant on subsidies from the Soviet Union and from Venezuela, something he said cannot be sustained. The U.S. leader conceded that change may take place slower than he would like, yet expressed confidence the new policy is likely to "advance" the country.