Clinton welcomes Cuban 'overture'.

[denem]

Source: BBC / America

Hillary Clinton said the US was looking at how to respond to Cuba

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has welcomed Cuban President Raul Castro's assertion that he is ready for wide-ranging talks with Washington.

"We welcome his comments and the overture they represent, and we are taking a very serious look at how to respond," Mrs Clinton said.

Mr Castro had said he was ready for discussions covering human rights, political prisoners and press freedom...

Speaking to Latin American leaders in Venezuela on Thursday, President Castro said he had sent word to the US government "in private and in public" that he is open to negotiations as long as they are "on equal terms".

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8005153.stm

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Remarks by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Santo Domingo, 17 April 2009.

[pfitz59]

1. Open relations already!

I'm tired of the Miami-Cubano mafioso holding hour foreign policy hostage! The revolution is over!

[angstlessk]

2. I can only think to say....hip hip horray!! about fucking time..oops thought of somethin else!

[sledgehammer]

3. It's amazing what a little bit of reasonability in foreign policy can accomplish

A little listening, a little compromise, a little encouragement, and you get an incredibly more peaceful and stable world.

[onehandle]

4. Clinton welcomes Cuban 'overlords'.

...then after my double-take, I re-read the subject line.

[Vidar]

5. Thank you, Hillary.

[sutz12]

6. ....and Barack.

:)

[bitchkitty]

7. That's good to hear. I hope it

turns out to be true!