The months of tension between the governments of Oscar Arias and Raul Castro seem to have come to an end. There is frequent and growing dialog between the ministries of Foreign Affairs of the two nations, even though the absence of diplomatic relations remains. Minister Bruno Stagno has met several times with his Cuban peer Felipe Perez. The Costa Rican official discarded any formality in those meetings, even though he admitted that the Ministry keeps open dialog with Cuba and permanently watches over what is going on in the Island. Dr. Arias, who is for democracy and trade opening, endured attacks from Cuba early in his current term. He was called “a lackey of Yankee imperialism” by Havana. According to analysts, the changing trend is due to an apparent new order of things in Cuba, where Raul Castro took over his brother Fidel at the helm.
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