Cuba

Here are four reasons why President Barack Obama's decision last week to re-establish diplomatic relations with Cuba was a good idea.

The half-century-old embargo on most U.S. exports has turned Cubans into some of the most inventive mechanics in the world, technicians capable of engineering feats long lost to the modern world of electronic ignitions and computerized engine calibration.

Cuban President Raul Castro said Dec. 21 he was ready to discuss any topic with Washington after the historic bilateral rapprochement, but warned not to expect political change.

“We can’t keep doing the same thing for five decades and expect a different result. It’s time for a new approach. We will end an outdated approach that failed to advance our interests and instead begin to normalize relations between our countries.”

It takes courage to accept failure. U.S. President Barack Obama has shown the world that he can learn from the facts and abandon a long-failed policy – because U.S. policy toward Cuba has been a disaster, a remnant of the 20th century. The president’s actions this week set the stage: No more 20th century obstacles to U.S. policy making.

Novinite has been the first Bulgarian media outlet to interview Cuba's Ambassador to Bulgaria, H.E. Pedro Pablo San Jorge, who handed over his credentials to President Rosen Plevneliev in November.

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BELGRADE - The Republic of Serbia welcomes the historic US-Cuba agreement on a humanitarian release of prisoners and opening a new chapter in the relations between the two countries, the Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Friday.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomes U.S.-Cuba thaw

BELGRADE -- Serbia "welcomes the historic U.S.-Cuba agreement on a humanitarian release of prisoners and opening a new chapter in the relations between the two countries."

The Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued this statement on Friday.

The Turkish capital has voiced its satisfaction with the announcement of rapprochement between Cuba and the United States, which have recently taken steps to bury half a century of enmity.

The world around us is undergoing many important changes while we sit around stewing in our own juices.

US President Barack Obama is actually talking with Cuba’s Raul Castro, for example, but here in Greece our politicians can’t seem to find any point of agreement even on the most basic issues.