Cuba, EU approve road map on normalization talks

Posted on Wednesday, 04.30.14

Cuba, EU approve road map on normalization talks
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

HAVANA -- Cuba and the European Union have closed a first round of talks
on normalizing relations troubled since the 1990s after agreeing to a
road map for further discussions.

EU official Christian Leffler says they have established "the general
structure" for future talks and "the principal elements to be included."

Leffler says talks have not yet touched on the EU's so-called "Common
Position" of 1996, which has driven policy toward the island and bars
full cooperation between Europe and Havana.

EU officials say concerns about civil liberties and democratic
participation will continue to influence policy.

Cuba says it is open to talking about any issue.

Leffler spoke Wednesday at the EU Embassy in Havana. He said talks will
resume at an unspecified date.

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