USA - CUBA: Seeking a new day

I know there is a longer journey that must be travelled in overcoming decades of mistrust, but there are critical steps we can take toward a new day,... I am prepared to have my administration engage with the Cuban government on a wide range of issues - from human rights, free speech, and democratic reform to drugs, migration, and economic issues.” “Let me be clear. I am not interested in talking for the sake of talking.

But I do believe we can move U.S.-Cuban relations in a new direction.

- President Barack Obama at the Summit of the

Organization of American States (OAS)

We are willing to discuss everything, human rights, freedom of press, political prisoners, everything, everything, everything they want to talk about, but as equals, without the smallest shadow cast on our sovereignty, and without the slightest violation of the Cuban people’s right to self-determination,

- President Raul Castro at the Summit of the

Bolivarian Alternative for Americas (ALBA)