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1. Wide shot of conference room in Palacios de las Convenciones 2. Zoom in Ron Sparks and Pedro Alvarez holding Alabama resolution 3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ron Sparks, Commissioner of Agriculture Alabama "We voted overwhelmingly in the House and the Senate to pass these resolutions. I think that''s a beginning and I think it''s a good beginning that other states could hopefully follow and that it will end in a positive result." 4. Medium shot of Alvarez and Alabama Senators 5. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Pedro Alvarez, President of Alimport "We will do our part to continue working and incrementing our relationship and work towards normalising relations just as the resolution approved by the Alabama Senate says." 6. Medium shot of Sparks and Alvarez signing agreement (UPSOUND: clapping) STORYLINE Cuba on Wednesday agreed to buy another 20 million dollars (US) (�16.14 million) worth of agricultural goods from Alabama, one of several US farm states pushing for more trade with the communist-run island despite tightened US restrictions. Alabama Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks told a news conference that his southern state's relationship with Cuba in recent years had been "extremely important to the farmers of Alabama." The $20 million (�16.14 million) in goods mentioned in Cuba's letter of intent was expected to include paper and wood, as well as poultry, said Pedro Alvarez, head of the Cuban food import firm Alimport. Cuba last week agreed to buy another $30 million (�24.3 million) in food from Nebraska during a visit here by that state's Lieutenant Governor Rick Sheehy and Agriculture Director Greg Ibach. On Wednesday, members of the visiting Alabama trade delegation also read two resolutions recently passed by the state congress, calling on US lawmakers to eliminate trade and travel restrictions on the island. The second state congressional resolution praised Alvarez for his efforts to develop trade with Alabama. Cuba has been under an American trade embargo for more than four decades, but a law passed by the US Congress in 2000 allows American food to be sold directly to the island on a cash basis. Recent restrictions require Cuba to pay for the goods in full before they leave American ports. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/e58fa5f7852085f1a6576721f1de26dc Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork