Cuban and the United States officially renew diplomatic relations

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At noon, Cuban President Raul Castro in sync with US President Obama made announcements in their respective countries that diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States have been restored. The Cuban leader noted, however, that the economic and trade blockade was still in place and must be lifted. Havana, he said, would be proposing concrete measures to Washington to further normalize relations between the two neighbor countries. teleSUR