Cuba, U.S. renew talks on restoring diplomatic ties

[Yahoo! News]

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By Daniel Trotta HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba and the United States meet for talks on restoring diplomatic relations on Monday, seeking more progress toward an agreement while not allowing differences over Venezuela to impede their historic rapprochement. Assistant U.S. Secretary of State Roberta Jacobson is due to meet in Havana with Josefina Vidal, the Cuban foreign ministry's chief of U.S. affairs, with talks possibly continuing into Wednesday. The United States severed diplomatic ties with Cuba in 1961, and relations remained hostile even after the end of the Cold War.

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