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Historic handshake between Barack Obama and Raul Castro

 

The image could almost steal the show from Nelson Mandela. Tuesday, December 10th, a day of tributes dedicated to the heroes of the anti-apartheid struggle who died Dec. 5, U.S. President Barack Obama tightened , the hand of his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro before going on stage at the FNB Stadium in Soweto to deliver his speech.

This historic handshake reflects Washington's desire to get closer to enemies of the United States, a U.S. official told AFP. The two countries are cold since the early 1960s and the United States maintain its trade embargo against Cuba for half a century.

In September, Obama had already taken a step toward another enemy of the United States by interviewing the Iranian President Hassan Rohani, a first since 1979.

With AFP