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WASHINGTON. Obama and his family on Wednesday, after returning from the tour in Latin America (Photo: MICHAEL REYNOLDS AP)

Friday March 25, 2011 El Universal

WASHINGTON / MIAMI (DPA) .- The U.S. president, Barack Obama, is disappointed that the officials have not responded to the opening line that his government has taken to the island.

In an interview with The Miami Herald, released yesterday, the president stressed that "we have expanded family remittances, travel, have sent a clear signal to the Cuban people. " It is said, of "unprecedented measures" on U.S. policy toward Cuba. However, he regretted the government of Raul Castro has not responded to the same level.

"The Cuban government made some moves regarding the release of political prisoners and the release of some market economic measures to provide opportunities for small businesses. But we have seen that such measures have the continuity that we wanted, "he said.

According to The Miami Herald, El Salvador during the last leg of his Latin American tour, Obama "does not seemed very anxious to make new overtures to the Cuban regime. "

"Now it is time to play them, seemed to say" the U.S. president.

In the same interview, Obama addressed what he called "serious" incident when Americans delayed military plane in February in Argentina and the seizure of military equipment and communications sent from Washington for a federal police training.