EU, Cuba Sign Agreement to Normalize Ties

The European Union and Cuba have signed an agreement to normalize ties that had been blocked for decades by human rights concerns under the late communist leader Fidel Castro. Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla and European Union foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini, along with representatives from the 28 EU member states signed the new deal Monday at a ceremony in Brussels. Last week, EU ministers agreed to repeal a 1996 policy that stated Cuba had to improve its...

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