The State Department has recommended that Cuba be removed from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism, the AP and Reuters are reporting citing unnamed Senate sources.
Cuba has long been opposed to being included on the list with countries like Iran, Sudan and Syria. President Obama ordered a review of Cuba's place on the list when he and Cuban President Raúl Castro announced that after more than five decades, both countries were ready to normalize diplomatic relations.
Cuba has been on the list since 1982.
President Obama now has to make a decision on the recommendation and inform Congress. If Obama accepts the recommendation, Cuba would be removed from the list 45 days after congressional notification.
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