Costa Rica and El Salvador restore ties with Cuba

Mar 21st, 2009 | By Scott Fullerton | Category: News

The last two hold-outs in Central America, Costa Rica and El Salvador, have announced their intention to restore diplomatic ties with Cuba.  Articles in the BBC and El País.  This from BBC:

They were the only two Central American countries to maintain a diplomatic freeze on the communist island-nation.

In El Salvador, the winner of this week’s presidential election, Mauricio Funes, said ties would be re-established as soon as he takes office.

Announcing a similar move, Costa Rican leader Oscar Arias said: “We have to be capable of adjusting to new realities.”

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