Cuba, US discuss economic compensations

Cuba and the United States met Thursday in Havana to discuss mutual economic compensations, concerning American assets seized during the Cuban revolution and for the damage caused by the U.S. embargo on the island.


Two previous meetings proved fruitless in Havana in December 2015 and in Washington in July 2016.

In a statement to the press, the two sides said they would seek to advance discussions made during the two previous summits and refine technical details and methodologies for the reclamations.

Economic compensations are among the thorniest issues amid a difficult process aimed at normalizing ties after over half a century of political enmity.
 [china.org.cn/Xinhua]
13/1/17
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