WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama will take a message of reconciliation directly to the Cuban people next week, delivering a public address billed as the keystone of an historic visit to the communist-ruled island.
Obama will on Sunday become the first US president in 88 years to visit Cuba, a trip his advisors say will be heavily focused on taking his message to the public.
The centerpiece will be an address Tuesday at the Gran Teatro Alicia Alonso, which the White House hopes will be televised across the country.
“We see this speech as a unique moment in the history between our countries,” said Ben Rhodes, the architect of Obama’s opening to Cuba and a senior foreign policy advisor.
