El acuerdo diplomático entre Washington y La Habana tiene una gran importancia simbólica. Pero el progreso real viene condicionado por factores como el carácter del liderazgo cubano y las decisiones que éste tome en los próximos años. English.
The Washington-Havana diplomatic agreement has great symbolic significance. But real progress is conditional on a range of factors, including the Cuban leadership's character and decisions in the next few years. Español.
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