US, Cuba hold migration talks in Washington
US, Cuba hold migration talks in Washington
By PETER ORSI, Associated Press | July 9, 2014 | Updated: July 9, 2014 11:53am
HAVANA (AP) — U.S. and Cuban government officials were meeting in Washington on Wednesday for the latest round of migration talks, a rare chance for dialogue between two countries that have not had full diplomatic relations for more than five decades.
Held every six months to monitor the implementation of 1990s migration accords, the talks often touch on other areas of mutual concern. In the last round, in January, officials discussed issues such as aviation safety, consular document fraud and maritime search and rescue protocols.
The migration talks were suspended in 2011, the same year Cuba sentenced U.S. government development subcontractor Alan Gross to 15 years in prison after he was detained with restricted communications equipment while working to set up Internet networks for Jewish groups on the island.
They resumed two years later, along with separate discussions on re-establishing direct mail service between the two countries.
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