US, Cuba ties in spotlight as Clinton visits Central America

[Judi Lynn]

US, Cuba ties in spotlight as Clinton visits Central America
16 mins ago

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton began a visit to Central America Sunday, amid new US steps toward ties with Cuba that Washington hopes will slow a sudden regional push to end Havana's isolation. Skip related content

Clinton landed in San Salvador from Washington where a senior State Department official announced that Cuba had agreed to resume talks with the United States on migration and direct mail service.

The chief US diplomat is in El Salvador for Monday's inauguration of president-elect Mauricio Funes before traveling to neighboring Honduras for Tuesday's general assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS).

The OAS is beset by a row over the pace of normalization with Cuba.

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