WASHINGTON, May 23 (UPI) -- The United States and Cuba concluded their two-day round of talks in Washington, D.C., without reaching an agreement about reopening embassies in both countries, signaling attempts to normalize relations after a tumultuous 54 years will take ongoing efforts.
Roberta Jacobson, the top U.S. diplomat for Latin America, and Josefina Vidal, head of the Cuban Foreign Ministry's North American affairs division, respectively called the talks "highly productive" and "respectful and professional." The talks will continue but they will likely not be high-level face-to-face sessions.