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CUBAN President Raul Castro called on his US counterpart Barack Obama on Wednesday to end sanctions as the two countries prepared to restore diplomatic relations.
Speaking to the Cuban parliament, Mr Castro also said that the US should hand back Guantanamo Bay, pay reparations for the economic damage caused by more than 50 years of sanctions and end hostile propaganda radio and TV broadcasts to Cuba.
Normal diplomatic relations between the two countries will be re-established on July 20 with the upgrading of the Cuban and US special interests sections in Washington and Havana to embassy status.
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