U.S. Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roberta Jacobson speaks during a conference in Havana January 22, 2015. REUTERS/Enrique De La Osa
HAVANA (Reuters) - The United States and Cuba moved closer to restoring diplomatic relations on Thursday with historic, high-level talks, but the Americans noted the two sides must overcome more than 50 years of mistrust to normalise trade and travel.
The talks were the first since U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro announced on Dec. 17 that they would work to restore diplomatic ties, which Washington severed in 1961 two years after Raul's brother, Fidel, took power and began implementing communist rule.
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