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Castro Wants To 'Make Progress' With U.S.-Cuban Relations

Jillian Morabito |
December 22, 2013 | 12:27 p.m. PST

Executive Producer

The infamous handshake (via Twitter/@CBCNews)
The infamous handshake (via Twitter/@CBCNews)
An alliance between Cuba and the United States is far off, however Cuban leader Raul Castro thinks the nations have room for positive progress.  

Castro says that if the U.S. would stop demanding regime change from Cuba, relations will improve. He also said the countries should respect each other’s differences. 

He declared: “If we really want to make progress in bilateral relations, we have to learn to respect each other's differences and get used to living peacefully with them. Otherwise, no. We are ready for another 55 years like the last.”

Castro’s statement follows the “unplanned” handshake between Barack Obama and him at Nelson Mandela’s funeral earlier this month.  

Changes as of late in Cuba include citizens now being allowed to buy cars without government authorization. Additionally, American officials have met with Cuban leaders to examine immigration and implementing the postal service again. 

There is still an economic embargo on the island by the United States which has been in place since 1961. 

The communist leader replaced his brother Fidel in 2006.

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