U.S. President Barack Obama and President Raúl Castro of Cuba appeared together on Monday morning, walking side by side at a welcoming ceremony to start the first official talks between their two governments after decades of Cold War animosity.
U.S. President Barack Obama and President Raúl Castro of Cuba appeared together on Monday morning, walking side by side at a welcoming ceremony to start the first official talks between their two governments after decades of Cold War animosity.
According to BBC, Barack Obama is the first sitting US president to visit since the 1959 revolution, which heralded decades of hostility between the two countries.
During an official welcoming ceremony at the Palace of the Revolution, the two leaders shook hands before inspecting a military honor guard.
The New York Times writes the leaders are expected to discuss a path toward normalizing relations, and the profound differences that still divide them economically and politically, including the United States trade embargo on Cuba and human rights issues.