More than 64 percent of registered voters in the US state of New Jersey approved the decision of President Barack Obama to restore diplomatic relations with Cuba, according to a survey published today.
The announcement of the results of the poll emphasizes that the state of opinion is in contrast to the anti-Cuban positions being held by district Sen. Robert Menendez, involved in a corruption scandal and charged with 14 counts by the Department of Justice.
According to the poll, made by the University of Quinninpiac, 56 percent of the consulted people is in favor of the preliminary agreement reached on April 2 between the 5+1 Group (formed by the US, China, UK, France, Russia and Germany) with the Iranian authorities.
The agreement with the Iranian authorities is also rejected by Menendez and the Governor of New Jersey, Chris Christie, a possible Repoublican presidential candidate to the US elections in November 2016, despite the support of the voters.
Besides, the general approval level to the work of Barack Obama increased among the New Jersey voters, since 55 percent of the questioned people shows agreement with the work of Obama, while 44 percent does not agree, the poll showed Thursday.
On December 17, 2014, Cuban President Raul Castro, and the head of the White House announced their intention to establish diplomatic relations between the two countries and move towards normalization of bilateral links.
Between January and last March, delegations of the United States and Cuba held several rounds of talks in order to move towards the resumption of diplomatic links and other issues of interest to the bilateral agenda.