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Obama, Castro in first sit-down between US, Cuban leaders in more than 50 years
Presidents from the US and Cuba have historically sat down at a negotiating table for the first time in more than 50 years. Barack Obama met with his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro to discuss relations between the two countries.
The meeting has been confirmed by the White House press service.
The US President has thanked Castro for the “spirit of openness” during the remarkable meeting that followed the historic handshake between the two leaders, AFP reported on Saturday.
The meeting took place as both nations attended the Summit of the America’s, which is being held in Panama City.
Over the past 50 or so years, the relations between the leaders of the United States and Cuba have been particularly strained, as after a socialist revolution in the 1950s Havana had to face an American embargo. It was only last year that the two countries announced that would be working to improve the relationship.
HISTORY: Obama and Cuba’s Castro hold first face-to-face meeting in more than 50 years http://t.co/XhO8C9Og4b
— Huffington Post (@HuffingtonPost) April 11, 2015
RT contributed to this report and reprinted with permission.
Source: http://thenewsdoctors.com/obama-castro-in-first-sit-down-between-us-cuban-leaders-in-more-than-50-years/
