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Landmark US-Cuba talks take place in Havana
The highest-level US delegation to Cuba in decades is taking part in two days of negotiations after grand promises by President Barack Obama about change on the island and a sombre warning from Cuba to abandon hopes of reforming the communist government.
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Fidel Castro appears to approve US talks in letter
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro appears approve his nation's talks with the US in a letter published on the website of Cuba's Communist Party newspaper Granma.
The 88-year-old is quoted as saying: "I don't trust the policy of the United States nor have I had an exchange with them, but this does not mean ... a rejection of a peaceful solution to conflicts or the dangers of war."
Cuba's current president Raul Castro has been holding high-level talks with the US government since the two countries announced a rapprochement on 17th December.
Fidel Castro was forced into retirement in 2008 by poor health and was succeeded by his brother Raul, who is now 83.
Cuban man jailed by US for spying would 'welcome Obama visit'
It has been a week of historic diplomacy in the Cuban capital.
Tonight, the extraordinary changes taking place between the USA and Cuba are illustrated in the words of a Cuban man who is hailed as a hero in his country after being jailed in the US for spying.
He has told ITV News that he would welcome a visit to Havana by President Barack Obama.
ITV News' Washington Correspondent Robert Moore has this report:
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