Malta has congratulated the United States of America and Cuba on their announcement to start the normalisation of bilateral relations after more than 50 years of estrangement.

In a statement, the Foreign Affairs Ministry said that the initiative to re-invigorate economic, political and people to people exchanges between the two neighbours was a historic moment in US-Cuban bilateral relations.

Malta welcomed the assistance of the Canadian government and Pope Francis in facilitating the dialogue.

Malta also supported the European Union’s efforts to negotiate a political dialogue and cooperation agreement with Cuba that would not only enable a framework for closer engagement between the two sides, but would also assist Cuba in its on-going reform and modernisation process for the benefit of Cubans.

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