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President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro have exchanged greetings and handshakes at the opening of the submit of the Americas in Panama.
They are expected to “interact” more fully on Saturday to discuss moves to reopen embassies and widen travel opportunities between the two nations, having spoken to one another by phone before the summit, according to US officials. The foreign ministers of the two nations met on Thursday for the highest level meeting between the two sides since the era of president Eisenhower.
Adding to the momentum, the State Department has set the stage for the removal of Cuba from the US list of state sponsors of terror by completing a review of the island’s status. Obama is now poised to makes an announcement of a delisting, which would mark another important step towards improved ties.
Publish by The New York Times