The United States and Cuba are to open their corresponding embassies on July 20.
It is clear from US President Barack Obama's letter to his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro. The Cuban government also demands the restoration of diplomatic relations and the abolition of the economic trade embargo. Both countries have agreed on these requests. According to Cuban television, in a letter to his US counterpart Barack Obama, President Raul Castro confirmed that Havana has also restored diplomatic relations with the US and opened its embassy in Washington.