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Resume Migration Talks With Cuba
Washington -
The United States has suggested resuming
migration talks with Cuba after six years of
suspension, an official of the State
Department said on Friday.
"We intend to use the renewal of talks to
reaffirm both sides' commitment to face
legal and orderly migration," said the
official who asked not to be identified.
Officials of the United States and Cuba used
to have migration talks every two years
before Washington unilaterally suspended the
dialogues in 2004.
U.S. President Barack Obama has been trying
to repair ties with Cuba since taking office
in January. In April he ordered to lift
restrictions on travel and money transfers
by Cuban-Americans to Cuba, and allowed
American telecommunications firms to provide
services for the Cubans.
Since the victory of the Cuban revolution in
1959, the U.S. administrations have
invariably adopted a hostile policy toward
Cuba. The United States severed relations
with Cuba in 1961 and has imposed economic
blockade and restrictive measures on trade
with Cuba since 1962.
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