Cuba agrees to open talks with EU on new political accord

[dipsydoodle]

Source: Reuters

(Reuters) - Cuba accepted a proposal by the European Union to open negotiations on a new political accord, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez told a news conference in Havana on Thursday.

On February 10, the EU agreed to begin negotiations with Cuba to increase trade, investment and dialogue on human rights in its most significant diplomatic shift since Brussels lifted sanctions on the communist-ruled country in 2008.

Rodriguez said Cuba welcomed the proposal, saying it "signifies the end of the unilateral policy of the EU towards Cuba" and adding that Havana was ready to start negotiations.

true After more than a year of discussions, EU foreign ministers decided last month to seek better ties with Havana to support the Caribbean island nation's market-oriented reforms and to position European companies for any transition to a more open economy.



Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/06/us-cuba-eu-idUSBREA251I620140306

[geek tragedy]

1. Any decade now, the US can maybe do the same nt

[Mika]

2. What time are the public hangings in Havana?

Ooops. Wrong country.

[MyNameGoesHere]

3. Thankfully the US

will still be ruled by the Miami crowd in relations with Cuba. It would be tragic if Cuba EVER allowed the US to "trade" with them.

[The Wizard]

4. No one wants to be the one

who lost Cuba to the Cubans and lose Florida's electoral votes.

[Judi Lynn]

5. Good news! Thank you. n/t

[Divernan]

6. EU leads the way; US clings to cold war mentality. Same old, same old.

Great! Now if the EU can just pull US foreign policy (kicking and screaming all the way!) out of the Cold War era, I may live long enough to fulfill a long time dream of visiting La Habana.