US-Cuba: Mixed reactions on Obama’s visit in March

Updated: Friday, February 19, 2016, 15:24 [IST]

Washington, Feb 19: US President Barack Obama's historic announcement to pay a visit to Cuba in March this year has bagged a mixed reactions ranging from harsh condemnation to open embrace.

President Barack Obama and the First Lady Michelle will travel to Cuba on a historic visit on March 21.

He will be the first American President after Calvin Coolidge to visit Cuba. Coolidge travelled to Cuba on a US battleship in 1928.

US and Cuba agreed to re-establish full diplomatic relation between both the nations on July 1, 2015. Both the countries opened embassies in each other's capital on July 20, 2015.