Obama and Castro’s Latin Summit Meeting Could Be First for U.S.-Cuba in Decades
The last time President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro met face-to-face was in December 2013 — for a three-second handshake during Nelson Mandela’s memorial service.
The two now could now cross paths again at the two-day Summit of the Americas in Panama, an encounter rife with opportunity and symbolism given the thaw in U.S.-Cuba relations announced at the end of last year.
The U.S. for decades had blocked Cuba from attending the meeting, and Friday’s start to the two-day summit marks the first time a Cuban leader will be present.
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