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KEYC 12 Mankato | June 22, 2017
Pioneer Press | June 20, 2017
HAVANA — The lieutenant governor of Minnesota has become the first U.S. state official to make an official visit to Cuba since President Donald Trump announced the new U.S. policy toward the island.
Lt. Gov. Tina Smith and a group of state officials and representative of state agriculture groups on Tuesday made the first public stop on the five-day trip at government headquarters in Mayabeque, an agricultural province outside Havana.
Smith said the trip was designed to build relations in hopes of future Minnesota agricultural sales to Cuba.
Such sales are still allowed under Trump’s policy, which bars many transactions with businesses linked to the Cuban military.
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U.S. News | June 22, 2017
HAVANA (Reuters) - Minnesota's government and businesses will continue to engage with Cuba in the areas they can, like agricultural trade, despite U.S. President Donald Trump's partial rollback of the detente, Lieutenant Governor Tina Smith said on Thursday.
The first U.S. state representative to make an official visit to Communist-run Cuba since Trump's announcement on Friday, Smith said authorities there were worried about the setback to bilateral relations.
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Prensa Latina | June 21, 2017
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, Tina Smith, accompanied by a large delegation, visited the western Cuban province of Mayabeque, mainly agricultural, to promote business and trade relations, local radio reported.
According to Radio Mayabeque, the 17 members of the representation who also include senators, agricultural commissioners, livestock producers, international trade officials, among others, were received at the Provincial Assembly and the Institute of Animal Science (ICA).
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