Obama opens talks with Cuba; Florida GOP'ers protest

With the Obama administration eager to defrost relations between Washington and Havana, the U.S. State Department confirmed it will meet in NYC Tuesday to resume long-suspended talks between the United States and Cuba. In a three-sentence news release, the department said the talks will ``focus on how best to promote safe, legal and orderly migration between Cuba and the United States.''

Florida Republicans criticized the resumption of talks, with Miami Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen saying the Cuban regime has failed to honor the migration accords: ''It is unfortunate that, once again, the Cuban regime is being rewarded with overtures from the U.S. government despite its ongoing atrocities against the Cuban people and policies that undermine U.S. security interests and priorities,'' she said.

And Sen. Mel Martinez called for the administration to ''push for firm commitments'' from the Cuban government, now headed by Raúl Castro. Read morehere.

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