As diplomatic talks begin in Havana, Cuba and U.S. agree to disagree
Source: Los Angeles Times
[div class=excerpt"]As diplomatic talks begin in Havana, Cuba and U.S. agree to disagree
JANUARY 21, 2015 , 3:45 PM REPORTING FROM HAVANA
Cuba and the United States launched their highest-level talks in a generation, agreeing to disagree on basic immigration policies but recognizing a new spirit of cooperation.
Wednesday's meeting was the first of two days of sessions in the Cuban capital, the first official face-to-face talks since Presidents Obama and Raul Castro announced plans to open diplomatic ties after half a century of animosity.
As could be expected, however, little progress was made on long-standing disputes.
Josefina Vidal, the Cuban Foreign Ministry official in charge of affairs with the U.S., criticized the American policies that allow Cubans who enter the U.S. illegally to remain there. The so-called wet-foot, dry-foot rules are a “preferential treatment” afforded uniquely to Cubans that constitute the “principal incentive and stimulus” behind the flight of Cubans from the island, she said.
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