U.S. and Cuba Meet for Talks to Fully Restore Diplomatic Ties

*Negotiators met Thursday in Washington. Dates for a final restoration of full diplomatic ties were discussed. Everyone involved says the U.S.and Cuba are closer to an agreemnt then they have been in the past. VL

By Randal C. Archibold, The New York Times

MEXICO CITY — The United States and Cuba are closer than ever to reaching an agreement to fully restore diplomatic relations and reopen embassies, officials in both countries said as negotiators met Thursday in Washington for another round of talks to iron out remaining details and discuss possible dates.

The move toward full diplomatic relations broken decades ago during the Cold War has been seen as a key step toward ending hostilities and normalizing ties with a historic opponent that once agreed to allow Soviet nuclear missiles on its soil and repelled an invasion by American-backed insurgents.

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