US, Cuba to reopen embassies from July 20

July 01, 2015 20:55

The US and Cuba today agreed to reopen each other's embassies in their respective capitals from July 20, a major step towards normalisation of ties between the Cold War foes after more than 50 years.

Last December US President Barack Obama and his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro had agreed to restore long-broken ties between their two countries.

According to reports from Havana, the Cuban foreign ministry said it "confirms the decision to restore diplomatic relations between the two countries and open permanent diplomatic missions in their respective capitals, from July 20."

Reopening of the embassies would mark the end of a more than 50 years of animosity. The diplomatic relations broke off in 1961. Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry are scheduled to make an announcement regarding this at the White House later in the day.

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