Raul Castro
Castro: This pope's so impressive, I might return to church
Cuban President Raul Castro paid a call on Pope Francis at the Vatican Sunday to thank him for working for Cuban-US detente and later said he is so impressed by the pontiff he is considering a return to the Catholic church?s fold.
Castro at Vatican to thank pope for mediation role with US
Cuban President Raul Castro arrived at the Vatican on May 10 to thank Pope Francis for his role in brokering the rapprochement between Havana and Washington.
Nikolic meets with Raul Castro in Moscow
Nikolic meets with Raul Castro in Moscow
Serbia "cannot renounce its old friendships with Cuba and Russia," Tomislav Nikolic said on Friday as he met with Raul Castro in Moscow.
In conversation with his Cuban counterpart, the Serbian president said that the two nations share similar freedom-loving feelings and commitment to peace.
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Nikolic meets with Cuban counterpart in Moscow
Nikolic meets with Cuban counterpart in Moscow
MOSCOW -- Serbia "cannot renounce its old friendships with Cuba and Russia," Tomislav Nikolic said on Friday as he met with Raul Castro in Moscow.
In conversation with his Cuban counterpart, the Serbian president said that the two nations share similar freedom-loving feelings and commitment to peace.
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US President Intends to Drop Cuba From State Sponsors of Terrorism List
US President Barack Obama announced in Congress on Tuesday that he intends to remove Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism.
This move will be an important step towards restoring diplomatic relations between the two countries, which have been characterised by hostility in the past five decades.
Obama moves to drop Cuba from terror blacklist
President Barack Obama is set to remove Cuba from a list of state sponsors of terrorism, in a landmark step paving the way towards restoring ties frozen for five decades.
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Obama's Cuba, Iran moves and Turkey-US relations
Two historical breakthroughs took place in U.S. foreign policy within the same week: An interim agreement between the world powers and Iran on its nuclear program on April 4 in Lausanne and U.S. President Barack Obama?s handshake with Cuban President Raul Castro on April 11 in Panama City.
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Obama-Castro meet, US and Cuba reestablish talks
Cuban President Raul Castro and his US counterpart Barack Obama had an hour’s worth of talk during the “VII Cumbre De Las Americas”, held in Panama.
The face-to-face meeting between the two leaders, which is the first to take place since 1956, came to seal the two countries’ willingness to participate in negotiations, after half a century of hostility.
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Obama, Castro hold 'candid' historic meeting
Barack Obama and Raul Castro held the first face-to-face talks between US and Cuban leaders since 1956 in Panama on April 11, vowing to pursue their historic effort to bury Cold War-era enmity.
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US, Cuban Presidents Have Historic Handshake at American Summit
US President Barack Obama and his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro had a historic handshake on Friday as they arrived at the Summit of the Americas, which is taking place in Panama City.
Their gesture has been another important step in the thaw of relations between the two countries, which have been at odds in the past five decades.