Jeffrey DeLaurentis will act as the official spokesperson to present a letter by President Barack Obama to Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, President of the Councils of State and Ministers regarding the reestablishment of diplomatic relations and opening of embassies in both countries
According to a press release by the Ministry of Foreign Relations (Minrex), today, July 1, Cuba’s Interim Minister of Foreign Relations, Marcelino Medi na González, will receive the head of the U.S. Interests Section in Havana, Jeffrey DeLaurentis, who will act as the official spokesperson to present a letter by President Barack Obama to Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, President of the Councils of State and Ministers regarding the reestablishment of diplomatic relations and opening of embassies in both countries.
U.S. publication Asso ciated Press, quoting a U.S. government official, reported yesterday that President Obama will today announce that Cuba and the United States have arrived at an agreement regarding the opening full of diplomatic missions in Havana and Washington.
The White House confirmed that Obama would make a statement regarding Cuba on Wednesday morning. AP also reported that U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, currently in Vienna participating in nuclear negotiations with Iran, is also scheduled to speak on the issue.
Since January 2015, Cuban and U.S. diplomats have been working toward fulfilling that announced by the respective presidents on December 17, 2014, regarding reestablishing diplomatic ties which were severed in January 1961.
To date, three rounds of conversations have taken place in both capitals, in addition to other meetings to address specific issues.
According to both Cuban and U.S. authorities, having full diplomatic missions in Havana and Washington is only one step in a much longer and more complex process: the normalization of diplomatic relations.
(Diario Granma)