The United States and Cuba are not expected to re-open embassies before a regional summit slated for April 10-11, an aide to U.S. President Barack Obama said Tuesday.
Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov, on an official visit to Cuba Tuesday, said his country was interested in expanding economic ties with the Caribbean country.
The third round of Cuba-U.S. talks meant to restore diplomatic relations ended after one day's effort, agreeing to "maintain the communication" toward normalization of ties between the two countries, said a press release from the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Minrex) Tuesday.
Cuban and U.S. delegations began here Monday a third round of talks aiming to restore diplomatic relations and open up embassies.
Cuba has freed a Canadian businessman who was sentenced to 15 years in prison on corruption charges, his company said on Saturday.
Cuban leader Raul Castro said Wednesday the U.S. trade embargo was the main stumbling block to normalizing ties between the two nations.
Cuba's former president and revolutionary leader Fidel Castro expressed his cautious support for the peaceful solution to the 50-year-odd controversy with the United States.
The United States and Cuba on Thursday ended the historic talks on restoring diplomatic relations, but both sides admitted "profound differences" still remain and much needs to be done before normalization of bilateral relations.
Cuba and the United States are preparing to hold historic high-level talks on restoring relations and immigration issues, starting Wednesday in Havana, the Cuban capital.
Cuba on Saturday received a group of visiting U.S lawmakers, the first since the two neighboring countries have decided to restore ties.
The Obama administration said on Thursday that it will loosen trade, finance, and travel embargo against Cuba.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday met with his Mexican counterpart Enrique Pena Nieto at the White House over issues including security, immigration and Cuba.
The United States and Cuba announced Wednesday that they have agreed to restore diplomatic relations, in a move to end more than half a century of estrangement between the two countries.
Cuban leader Raul Castro confirmed here Wednesday in a special TV appearance that his government and the Obama Administration of the United States had agreed to reestablish the diplomatic relations between the two countries.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday announced a historical, new policy toward Cuba, in a move to normalize relations and end more than five decades of estrangement between the two countries.
Cuban leader Raul Castro confirmed here Wednesday in a special TV appearance that his government and the Obama Administration of the United States had agreed to reestablish the diplomatic relations between the two countries.
In the most sweeping change in U.S.-Cuban relations in five decades, U.S. President Barack Obama announced on Wednesday plans to normalize ties with Cuba in a move that has sparked much controversy in the United States.