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Three members of Congress, US Democrats, met with former Cuban President Fidel Castro after meeting with his brother Raul, who now heads the country. The Americans were part of a larger team of seven who visited the island, sparking reports that the two countries are prepared to start easing relations. Congress will consider a bill to allow US citizens to travel to Cuba, but the trade embargo, in place since 1960, is unlikely to fall soon, says a BBC reporter. But the Miami Herald, with a large Cuban expat population among its readers, was upbeat about the possibilities opened by the visit and Castro’s comments afterwards on a Cuban government web site.