Honduras names ambassador to Cuba
Wed Feb 28, 10:46 PM ET

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - Honduras named its first ambassador to Cuba in 45 years on Wednesday, completing the restoration of diplomatic ties with communist-run island that were severed during the Cold War.

"Today, we have sealed our relationship with Cuba," said President Manuel Zelaya following a two-hour meeting with visiting Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque. Zelaya announced that Juan Ramon Elvir will be sent to Havana as Honduras' ambassador.

Honduras broke off diplomatic relations with Havana in 1962, when Cuba was expelled from the Organization of American States. It renewed formal relations with the island in January 2001, but did not name an ambassador until now.

In recent years, some ties between the two countries — like medical services — have increased ...

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