美國會中越來越多人支持解除對古巴禁運

A U.S. lawmaker says there is growing support in Congress to lift the five-decade-old economic embargo against Cuba imposed by the United States.

Democratic Senator Tom Udall of New Mexico made the comment Wednesday in Havana.

Udall said both Democrats and Republicans have expressed support for several pieces of legislation related to Cuba, including lifting the travel ban and promoting limited economic activity in agriculture and technology.

President Barack Obama has called on the Republican-controlled Congress to lift the embargo, which was imposed when Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro aligned with the former Soviet Union after ousting longtime dictator Fulgencio Bautista in 1959.

Udall led a delegation of four Democratic lawmakers to Havana, where they held talks with Cuban officials and private citizens. One of the lawmakers, Minnesota Senator Al Franken, said there is "a very small minority" in Congress "who have a strong objection" with lifting the embargo.一位美國議員說，美國國會中越來越多的人支持取消對古巴實行了五十多年的經濟制裁。

來自新墨西哥州的民主黨參議員湯姆·烏達爾星期三在古巴哈瓦那作出上述表示。烏達爾說，民主黨人和共和黨人表示支持通過幾個有關古巴的提案，其中包括取消旅行限制，推動在農業和科技領域有限的經濟活動。

奧巴馬總統呼籲共和黨控制的國會取消對古巴的禁運。古巴領導人菲德爾·卡斯特羅1959年推翻了長期獨裁者巴蒂斯塔後與前蘇聯結盟。美國因此對古巴實行經濟制裁。

烏達爾率四名民主黨議員在古巴訪問，與政府官員和非官方人士舉行會談。代表團成員之一，來自明尼蘇達州的佛蘭肯參議員說，美國國會只有極少數人強烈反對解除禁運。