Summit of Americas – No Bridge built

... for all 34 countries in the hemisphere. At the heart of the discussions, however, were issues that divided rather than united the two Americas. The most anticipated event at the summit was due to be the “face-to-face” meeting between the Cuban leader Raul Castro and US President Barack Obama. The historic significance of this event, as the media emphasised, was that this was the first time formal talks between the two leaders at an event of this level had been planned since Cuba was suspended ...