Raul Castro says Cuba, U.S. have agreed to restore diplomatic relations

JOHANNESBURG, Dec. 10, 2013 (Xinhua) -- Cuban leader Raul Castro addresses the state memorial service for Nelson Mandela at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, south Africa, Dec. 10, 2013

Dec. 17, 2014

HAVANA, Dec. 17 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Cuban President Raul Castro confirmed here Wednesday in a special TV appearance that his government and the Obama Administration of the United States had agreed to re-establish the diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Castro said that he and U.S. President Barack Obama had a phone conversation Tuesday, discussing and addressing measures aiming to normalize the bilateral ties.