The European Union's foreign ministers have agreed to lift its diplomatic sanctions on Havana, which date back to 2003, allowing member states to renew high-level contacts with the Cuban regime, now headed by Raul Castro.
The deal was struck in the early hours of Friday (20 June), after the Czech Republic and Sweden - backed by Germany - dropped their opposition to the policy shift.
"The EU's passive policy is becoming an active policy," reads the agreement's final wording distri...
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