Obama, Castro declare historic breakthrough in ties The United States and Cuba made a historic breakthrough in their Cold War stand-off Wednesday, moving to revive diplomatic ties and launch measures to ease a five-decade US trade embargo. In the wake of a prisoner exchange, President Barack Obama said the United States was ready to review trade ties and to re-open its embassy in communist Cuba that has been closed since 1961. Cubas President Raul Castro, in a simultaneous address in Havana, confirmed that the former enemies had agreed to re-establish diplomatic ties after more than half a century. Read more.. newvision.co.ug/news/662976-obama-castro-declare-historic-breakthrough-in-ties.html
Posted on: Thu, 18 Dec 2014 06:00:00 +0000
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