Face to face history expected in Panama between the US and Cuban leaders


Barack Obama and Raul Castro are found Friday in Panama for the Summit of the Americas, nearly four months after the surprise announcement of a rapprochement between their countries. Last night, the head of US diplomacy and his Cuban counterpart who met.


At the same time, Washington would have taken steps for the removal of Cuba from the US list of countries supporting terrorism. This withdrawal is the main condition set by Cuba to the reopening of embassies in both countries.


Barack Obama has warned that the removal of obstacles to the restoration of diplomatic relations would take time. "I never expected that immediately overnight, everything would turn that Cuba suddenly become a partner in diplomacy as Jamaica, for example."


The Summit of the Americas brings together for two days thirty heads of state and registers for the first time the presence of Cuba, long departed continental high masses by the United States and the Organization of American States (OAS).






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