WASHINGTON – The top American envoy for Western Hemisphere affairs will travel to Havana on Jan. 21 to 22 for talks on re-establishing U.S.-Cuba diplomatic relations, the State Department has said.[pro_ad_display_adzone id=”10″]
Spokeswoman Jennifer Psaki said normalised ties between the two countries would be on the agenda of [pro_ad_display_adzone id=”10″]Roberta Jacobson, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere affairs, when she visits Cuba as the highest-ranking U.S. official over the years.[pro_ad_display_adzone id=”10″]
“The decision to re-establish diplomatic relations is certainly going to be a topic of that.
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“And of course, issues surrounding that, including the reopening of embassies, requiring certain logistical arrangements, embassy operations, staffing, visa issues would also be topics as well,” Psaki said at a daily news briefing.
U.S. and Cuba moved on Dec. 17 to normalise relations following a bitter rivalry that had lasted for more than half a century, with an American embassy expected to be reopened in Havana within months.
Psaki declined to set a timeline for restored Washington-Havana ties, saying Jacobson’s visit is “just the beginning” of bilateral discussions.
During her stay in Havana, Jacobson would also have a new round of talks on migration with Cuban officials, which were suspended in 2011, but resumed in July 2013, Psaki said. (Xinhua/NAN)
