The upcoming meeting of the
US – Cuba Bilateral Commission is expected to take place in Havana, Cuba (escambray.cu)
(VOVworld) - The US and Cuba held the fourth meeting of the Bilateral Commission in Washington on Friday to reaffirm agreements in the previous session and work out plans for the rest of 2016.
Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Mari Carmen Aponte and Josefina Vidal, Director for US affairs at the Cuban Foreign Ministry led the delegations. The two sides discussed the way forward on key issues such as agriculture, health, environmental protection, economic engagement, science and technology, civil aviation, regulatory affairs, claims, culture and education, law enforcement, nonproliferation, trafficking in persons, human rights, maritime borders, and migration.
The US – Cuba Bilateral Commission was established in August, 2015 with its first meeting held the following month. The upcoming meeting is expected to take place in Havana, Cuba, later this year.