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Obama And Castro Discuss Relationship Changes

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United States President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro are scheduled to make simultaneous televised announcements regarding changes to the relationship between the United States and Cuba.

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diplomacy US-Cuba relations

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Sources · 7 independent

BBC World Service

“Today, the United States of America is changing its relationship with the people of Cuba. And the most significant changes”

BBC World Service

“One of them is the President of the United States, Barack Obama, and the other is the President of Cuba, Raul Castro. Today, the United States of America is changing its relationship with the people of Cuba.”

BBC WS backup

“AIDS has failed to advance our interests, and instead, we will begin to normalize relations between our two countries. This unprecedented announcement shocked everyone.”

BBC World Service

“its relationship with the people of Cuba. And the most significant changes”

BBC World Service

“And the most significant changes This unprecedented announcement shocked everyone. Well, everyone except a few trusted aides who had spent the last 18 months taking secret meetings with the Cuban government.”

BBC World Service

“This unprecedented announcement shocked everyone. Well, everyone except a few trusted aides who had spent the last 18 months taking secret meetings with the Cuban government.”

BBC WS backup

“in a debate where he was asked whether he would engage in... of his Union. That's the CIA funded attempted invasion by 1400 Cuban exiles.”

BBC WS backup

“This began in the spring of 2013 with a meeting in Ottawa. In the room was Ben and the US Cuba expert Ricardo Ziniga and they were waiting for Raul Castro's son.”

BBC World Service

“Obama And Castro To Announce Relationship Changes. The first meeting with the Cubans went eight hours.”

BBC WS backup

“Cuban and American officials just talking each other's. these guys. We have a lot left to negotiate here. But we'll keep our agreement and we'll get this done to show you that we can be trusted.”

BBC World Service

“Ronald Castro is going to be at this Memorial service. support for the apartheid regime. And then we go to the Memorial Service and Obama shakes Castro's hand. It becomes a huge deal.”

BBC World Service

“Obama shakes Castro's hand. It becomes a huge deal. But the next negotiating session with the Cubans was shortly after that.”

BBC WS backup

“he said to circle around this agreement where there'd be a spy swap and then the release of Alan Gross. Now all they needed was a trustworthy third party to oversee the agreement.”

BBC WS backup

“You've not only agreed to exchange prisoners, but you're going to reestablish diplomatic relations. You're going to try to normalize relations.”

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