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Related: About this forumPresident Obama to meet with Cuban leader Raul Castro
President Obama and Cuban leader Raul Castro are expected to have a "discussion" at the Summit of the Americas on Saturday, the White House said Friday.
In a press briefing in Panama City, Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes said they "anticipate they will have a discussion tomorrow. There is currently no bilateral meeting on the schedule, but the White House did not rule out a formal meeting between the two leaders.
A historic meeting between U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Cuban foreign minister Bruno Rodriguez in Panama Thursday night brought the highest level talks between the two estranged countries since the Cuban revolution.
In a press briefing in Panama City, Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes said they "anticipate they will have a discussion tomorrow. There is currently no bilateral meeting on the schedule, but the White House did not rule out a formal meeting between the two leaders.
A historic meeting between U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Cuban foreign minister Bruno Rodriguez in Panama Thursday night brought the highest level talks between the two estranged countries since the Cuban revolution.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/president-obama-cuban-leader-raul-castro-expected-meet/story?id=30221531
Absolutely historic, and way overdue for America and Cuba.
Well done, Mr. President!

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YoungDemCA
Apr 2015
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Kath1
(4,309 posts)1. Thank you, President Obama!
Yes, this is way overdue.
Glad our President has the courage to do this.
Cha
(310,474 posts)2. Thank you, YDCA!
Major Hogwash
(17,656 posts)3. Yes, long overdue is correct.
How this country turned in to a rightwinger's wet dream back in the 1980s is beyond me.