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| Cuba and US formally restore diplomatic relations | Cuba and US formally restore diplomatic relations |
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| Cuba and the US have formally restored diplomatic relations after an agreement struck last year putting aside decades of hostility came into force. | Cuba and the US have formally restored diplomatic relations after an agreement struck last year putting aside decades of hostility came into force. |
| Just after midnight local time, the diplomatic missions of each country became full embassies. | |
| US Secretary of State John Kerry is due to hold talks with his Cuban counterpart Bruno Rodriguez later in the day in Washington. | US Secretary of State John Kerry is due to hold talks with his Cuban counterpart Bruno Rodriguez later in the day in Washington. |
| Despite the historic shift, both sides admit to lingering difficulties. | Despite the historic shift, both sides admit to lingering difficulties. |
| There were still "issues that we don't see eye to eye on", a US state department spokesman said. | There were still "issues that we don't see eye to eye on", a US state department spokesman said. |
| Restrictions on Americans wanting to travel to Cuba remain in place, as does the wider US trade embargo banning most American companies from doing business in Cuba. | Restrictions on Americans wanting to travel to Cuba remain in place, as does the wider US trade embargo banning most American companies from doing business in Cuba. |
| Cuba says the embargo - which it calls a blockade - is hugely damaging to its economy. | Cuba says the embargo - which it calls a blockade - is hugely damaging to its economy. |
| President Raul Castro has urged President Barack Obama to lift it, calling it the main stumbling block towards normalisations. But the US Congress would have to vote on the issue. | President Raul Castro has urged President Barack Obama to lift it, calling it the main stumbling block towards normalisations. But the US Congress would have to vote on the issue. |
| The two presidents announced the move towards diplomatic ties in December last year. | The two presidents announced the move towards diplomatic ties in December last year. |