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USA og Cuba underskrev tirsdag en avtale som åpner for ruteflygninger mellom de to landene for første gang på mer enn 50 år, melder nrk.no
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USA og Cuba er enige om at amerikanske flyselskap skal få gjennomføre 110 tur-retur-flyvninger daglig fra USA til Cuba. Det sier en amerikansk tjenestemann til nyhetsbyrået Reuters, skriver nrk.no
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Havana
Now that the Obama administration is working to reestablish diplomatic relations with the largest island nation in the Caribbean, there’s a lot of optimism that Cuba’s capital city, Havana, and its population of over two million could see prosperity over the relatively short term, inverse.com reports.
But Cuba watchers and an increasing number of people on the ground are learning that you can’t build a future without stabilizing the past.
One of the city’s biggest draws is its architecture, which has a distinct European feel. “Some people have called it “the Paris of the Caribbean”, says John Pilling, an architect based in Boston who has visited the country a few times. “It’s a handsome city, even in its state of disrepair.”
Disrepair is the right word. The city, designated World Heritage Site by UNESCO, is currently in very poor shape with crumbling infrastructure, terrible roads, and crumbling facades. Cuba needs money, and it needs it fast.
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UAE Foreign Minister Shaikh Abdullah (right) hoists the UAE flag at the new embassy premises in Havana and unveils a plaque at the new building in the presence of his Cuban counterpart, Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla. Image credit: WAM / gulfnews.com
A new United Arab Emirates diplomatic mission in Cuba was inaugurated during an official visit to Cuba by Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Foreign Minister, the gulfnews.com reported.
The UAE and Cuba agreed to strengthen diplomatic ties and bilateral cooperation during the visit in which two agreements were signed and the new UAE Embassy in Havana was declared officially open.
“I am sure that the next few years will witness the prosperity of our ties,” Shaikh Abdullah said in a meeting with his Cuban counterpart, Bruno Rodriguez Parilla, with whom he signed an agreement on air services between and beyond the territories of the two nations, in order to facilitate the broadening of opportunities for international air transport.
The inauguration, Shaikh Abdullah said, further cemented ties established by the two countries in March 2002.
In May 2014, the UAE and Cuba signed an open skies agreement to allow the airlines of both countries to operate in each other’s territories, as well as opening the door to new plans for flights between the two countries, the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority reported.
During the meeting, Rodriguez reaffirmed his government’s support for Arab peoples in their struggle to maintain their independence and territorial integrity.
According to official sources, the two foreign ministers concurred that the opening of the UAE embassy is an important step forward in bilateral ties and will permit closer follow-up of questions of mutual interest
Shaikh Abdullah also met Miguel Mario Diaz-Canel Bermudez, the First Vice-President of the Councils of State and Ministers. The two officials confirmed the good state of bilateral ties and the possibilities for cooperation on the economic, trade and financial fronts.
Rodrigo Malmierca, Cuba’s Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment, signed a credit agreement with the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development, to finance a solar energy farm that will generate 10MW of electricity.
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Carnival-skipet Adonia
Det forbedrete forholdet mellom USA og Cuba gjør det nå mulig å for cruiseselskapene å starte opp trafikk mellom de to landen, skriver www.travelnews.no
Blant de første er Carnival Cruises, som skal seile mellom Havanna og Miami. Sveitsisk-eide MSC Cruises planlegger å seile mellom Cuba, Jamaica, Caymanøyene og Cozumel i Mexico.
Fra desember vil deres fartøy MSC Opera etter planen ha hjemmehavn i Havanna. Cruiseselskapene har ventet lenge på en åpning for å få seile fra USA til Cuba, som er den største av de karibiske øyene.
Carnival-skipet Adonia med 700 passasjerer blir det første som får tillatelser til å legge til kai i Havanna havn. Den helt store trafikken blir det imidlertid ikke med det første.
Til det er Cubas infrastruktur og havneanlegg ikke tilrettelagt for cruisetrafikk i stor skala. Politisk gjenstår det også en del ting som må avklares.
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Det amerikanske lavprisselskapet Jet Blue dro sist fredag i gang sin første ukentlige flyvning fra New York til Cubas hovedstad Havanna, skriver www.travelnews.no.
Sun Country Airlines har fløyet direkte mellom JFK i New York og Havanna i flere måneder allerede. Jet Blue er imidlertid det første, store USA-baserte flyselskapet som nå oppretter en fast forbindelse, etter at amerikanske myndigheter lettet på reiserestriksjonene. Jet Blue hadde planene klare allerede i mai, men kom ikke i gang før nå.
Selskapet benytter en 150-seters Airbus A320 til ruten mellom JFK og Havannas Jose Marti International Airport.
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Cubas president Raul Castro (til høyre, i grønn uniform) og Venezuelas president Nicolas Maduro (i blå skjorte) under den storstilte 1.mai-feiringen i Havana på Cuba. Foto: Prensa Latina – www.plenglish.com
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USAs nåværende representasjonskontor – US Interest Section, i Havanna.
De diplomatiske samtalene mellom USA og Cuba pågår for fullt, med målsetting om en snarlig gjenoppretting av diplomatiske forbindelser. USA håper at forbindelsene er gjenopprettet i løpet av få dager, og at landet kan åpne ambassade i Havanna allerede før 10.april, før det pan-amerikanske toppmøtet i Panama, skriver foxnews.com
Videre skal Cuba gjenåpne sin ambassade i Washington DC.
Både USAs president Barack Obama og Cubas president Raul Castro er ventet å delta på møtet i Panama.
Cuba og USA har ikke hatt diplomatiske forbindelser på 54 år.
Tirsdag denne uken gikk det første regulære charterflyet fra Havanna til New York, i regi av reisebyrået Cuba Travel Services, som er basert i California.
Med dette er det slutt på et ti år langt opphold i lufttrafikken mellom de to byene, skriver www.travelnews.no
Reisebyrået opplyser at de foreløpig starter opp med ett fly i uken. Flytiden mellom Havanna og New York er på rundt tre timer og 40 minutter.
