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Cuba, US Expected to Reopen Embassies Next Week

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The opening of Cuba’s embassy in Washington, D.C., as well as that of the American embassy in Havana, is expected to be officially announced next week, amid... 28.05.2015, Sputnik International

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Cuba, US Expected to Reopen Embassies Next Week

00:05 GMT 28.05.2015 (Updated: 10:36 GMT 29.03.2023)

U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with Cuba's President Raul Castro as they hold a bilateral meeting during the Summit of the Americas in Panama City - Sputnik International

The opening of Cuba’s embassy in Washington, D.C., as well as that of the American embassy in Havana, is expected to be officially announced next week, amid warming relations between the two countries, ABC reports citing sources close to Cuba-US negotiations.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The announcements should come from the capitals after Cuba is removed from the US list of state sponsors of terrorism – something that is expected to happen on Friday, the sources told ABC on Wednesday.

Assistant US Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roberta Jacobson (3rd L) and Josefina Vidal (4th R), director general of the US division of the Cuban foreign ministry, sit with their delegations at the fourth round of closed talks to re-establish diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba at the State Department in Washington May 21, 2015 - Sputnik International

Cuba, US Agree to Continue Talks on Embassies Reopening - Cuban Negotiator

22 May 2015, 16:39 GMT

Embassy building renovations are currently underway in Havana and Washington, D.C., although no reopening date has been confirmed so far.

© REUTERS / Jonathan ErnstCuba's President Raul Castro gestures to journalists that he is not taking questions as he and US President Barack Obama hold a bilateral meeting during the Summit of the Americas in Panama City, Panama

Cuba's President Raul Castro gestures to journalists that he is not taking questions as he and US President Barack Obama hold a bilateral meeting during the Summit of the Americas in Panama City, Panama

Last week, US Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roberta Jacobson told journalists that the United States and Cuba were "much closer" to reestablishing relations and reopening embassies.

The announcement was made following a meeting of Cuban and US diplomats in Washington, D.C.

Diplomatic relations between the two countries were cut off in 1961. In December 2014, US President Barack Obama announced plans to normalize relations with Cuba.

On May 12, Cuban leader Raul Castro announced that Havana and Washington will exchange ambassadors after May 29, 2015.