古巴欧盟重启外交谈判
The European Union and Cuba have restarted discussions about possible diplomatic recognition.
欧盟与古巴开始就可能的外交承认问题进行重新谈判。
Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parilla (L) is welcomed by European Union's Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini in Brussels on April 22, 2015.
EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini has met with Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Parilla in Brussels.
Mogherini, who visited Cuba last month, says they've agreed to hold their first meeting in June.
She says the goal is to try to finalize a collaborative agreement by the end of the year.
"The last meeting of the formal political dialogue took place in 2011, so I'm proud to relaunch this process as I'm convinced that there are many areas in which the European Union and Cuba can have fruitful cooperation in our mutual interests."
Wednesday's discussions in Brussels have also included an agreement on the establishment of a human rights mechanism.
Ties between Cuba and the European bloc became strained when the EU adopted the so-called "common position" in 1996.
That move basically aligned Europe's policy towards Cuba with that of the United States.
Cuba is the only Latin American country with which the European Union does not have any bilateral agreements.
However, member-states within the EU do have their own separate ties with Cuba.