美国会中越来越多人支持解除对古巴禁运

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.

来自新墨西哥州的民主党参议员汤姆·乌达尔星期三在古巴哈瓦那作出上述表示。乌达尔说，民主党人和共和党人表示支持通过几个有关古巴的提案，其中包括取消旅行限制，推动在农业和科技领域有限的经济活动。

奥巴马总统呼吁共和党控制的国会取消对古巴的禁运。古巴领导人菲德尔·卡斯特罗1959年推翻了长期独裁者巴蒂斯塔后与前苏联结盟。美国因此对古巴实行经济制裁。

乌达尔率四名民主党议员在古巴访问，与政府官员和非官方人士举行会谈。代表团成员之一，来自明尼苏达州的佛兰肯参议员说，美国国会只有极少数人强烈反对解除禁运。