Raúl Castro will seek more commerce with U.S. , Fidel Castro 's daughter says . Cuba has been trying to open up its economy and improve relations with the United States since Raul Castro's government took power in 1959 after a failed revolution against his ailing brother. In his address Sunday to the National Assembly , he called the party `` the guarantee of the Cuban nation . '' Younger Castro brother chosen Sunday to be Cuba 's new president .
Raúl Castro will seek more commerce with U.S. , Fidel Castro 's daughter says . Cuba has been trying to open up its economy and improve relations with the United States since Raul Castro's government took power in 1959 after a failed revolution against his ailing brother. Younger Castro brother chosen Sunday to be Cuba 's new president .