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Jimmy Carter arrives in Cuba<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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  • On Monday, Carter visited a Jewish center and temple <\/li>\n
  • The trip is officially to strengthen bilateral ties<\/li>\n
  • However, there are hopes the ex-president may try to lobby for an American prisoner<\/li>\n
  • The U.S. contractor was recently sentenced to 15 years in prison<\/li>\n

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    Havana, Cuba (CNN)<\/b> — Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter continues his trip to Cuba on Tuesday, where he is expected to have a face-to-face session with President Raul Castro.<\/p>\n

    On Monday, Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, landed in Havana for a private visit aimed at reducing tension between the Cold War enemies and seeing first-hand the economic reforms sweeping the communist island.<\/p>\n

    But expectations are high that Carter also will work behind the scenes to secure the release of American contractor Alan Gross, who was recently sentenced to 15 years in a Cuban prison.<\/p>\n

    Unlike his first visit in 2002, when then-President Fidel Castro personally greeted Carter on the tarmac, this time Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez was on hand to receive the former American leader.<\/p>\n

    The Carter Center has called the three-day trip a non-governmental mission at the invitation of the Cuban government. On Monday afternoon, he met with Jewish leaders and the archbishop of Havana, Cardinal Jaime Ortega.<\/p>\n

    Carter declined to comment Monday when reporters asked him about Gross, shouting, “There will be a press conference later.” A press conference is scheduled for Wednesday.<\/p>\n

    Cuba accuses the U.S. Agency for International Development subcontractor of “subversive” work connecting people to the internet illegally, with the ultimate goal of undermining the government.<\/p>\n

    Washington says he was simply helping the Jewish community connect to the worldwide web and has repeatedly said that bilateral relations cannot improve until Gross is released.<\/p>\n

    Carter visited the Patronato Jewish center and Temple Beth Shalom. When Adela Dworin, the president of the temple, was asked if they discussed Gross, she said: “We didn’t talk about politics. We told him about the Jewish community in Cuba, how many members it has, how we openly practice our religion, etc.”<\/p>\n

    Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with Carter before his departure to discuss the issue, according to Molly Koscina, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Interests Section in Havana.<\/p>\n

    “We hope President Carter will urge the Cuban government to immediately release Mr. Gross on humanitarian grounds,” she said..<\/p>\n

    In many ways, the time is ripe for Carter’s trip.<\/p>\n

    Castro has launched a major shakeup of the nation’s Soviet-style economic model, paving the way for more small businesses and private enterprise.<\/p>\n

    And just last week, Cuba released the last of 75 dissidents jailed in a 2003 crackdown on the opposition that prompted worldwide condemnation.<\/p>\n

    So at least in theory, two of the major obstacles to bilateral negotiations have been lifted.<\/p>\n


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