Recently released dissidents Haydee Gallardo (L) and Sonia Garro hold the Cuban national flag during a march in Havana January 11, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer
WASHINGTON/HAVANA (Reuters) - The United States will urge Cuba to lift travel restrictions on U.S. diplomats and agree to opening embassies in historic talks on restoring relations this week in Havana, a senior State Department official said on Monday.
The talks will be led by Roberta Jacobson, the top U.S. diplomat for Latin America, in the first visit to Cuba in 38 years by a U.S. assistant secretary of state.
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