Decades of hostility were formally put to rest this morning as U.S. and Cuban officials fulfilled an agreement struck last year that restored full diplomatic relations, NBC News reports. As part of the deal, Cuba was granted an embassy in Washington.
Americans wanting to travel to Cuba to still face restrictions. So do U.S companies wanting to do business in the country. Despite the deal, there are quite a few issues the U.S and Cuba don't see eye to eye on, including mutual claims for economic reparations, Havana's insistence on the end of a 53-year-old trade embargo, and U.S. calls for Cuba to improve on human rights and democracy.
