Havana – Cuban and the United States say they have struck a deal to re-establish direct mail service, which was cut in 1963 at the height of Cold War tensions.
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Both countries announced Friday that they would launch a pilot program to test direct service. They gave no date for the permanent reestablishment of service but indicated that it would not be imminent, saying that technical, operational and safety aspects remained under discussion.
The announcement came six days before the anniversary of presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro’s announcement that they were re-establishing diplomatic relations. The Obama administration has been trying to show tangible results of the new policy ahead of the anniversary.
Maybe they’ll teach us how not to lose our pants doing it.
Thank you Obama. I want to give you credit when credit is due. Great job on Cuba. We have to many enemies to also worry about Cuba. Lets let bygones be bygones.
Can someone remind me why it took so long to do this?
No worries, the USPS is losing billions as it is, annually, so whats another couple of million in losses!