Obama and Castro Herald new era at Americas Summit
The leaders of the United States and Cuba have held their first formal meeting in Panama in more than half a century, clearing the way for a normalisation of relations that had seemed unthinkable to both Cubans and Americans for generations.
In a small conference room in a convention center in capital Panama City, President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro sat side by side on Saturday in a bid to inject fresh momentum into their months-old effort to restore diplomatic ties.
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