Readout of the President's Call With Cuban President Raul Castro

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President Obama today spoke by phone with President Raul Castro of Cuba to discuss the process of normalization between the two countries in advance of Pope Francis’s upcoming visits to Cuba and the United States.  The President underscored the importance of the United States and Cuba re-establishing diplomatic ties and the reopening of embassies in our respective countries.  The two Presidents commended the role that Pope Francis has played in advancing relations between our countries.  They noted the cooperation between U.S. and Cuban medical professionals during the U.S. Naval Ship COMFORT’s visit to Haiti this week.  In addition, the leaders discussed steps that the United States and Cuba can take, together and individually, to advance bilateral cooperation, even as we will continue to have differences on important issues and will address those differences candidly.

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