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| Americas rivals see signs of hope | Americas rivals see signs of hope |
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| A summit of Latin American and Caribbean leaders has ended with no agreement on a joint declaration. | A summit of Latin American and Caribbean leaders has ended with no agreement on a joint declaration. |
| Regional heads of state had talks over three days, but several remained in dispute with US on issues including Cuba's exclusion from the summit. | Regional heads of state had talks over three days, but several remained in dispute with US on issues including Cuba's exclusion from the summit. |
| US President Barack Obama said he saw positive signs from Cuba and Venezuela, and that the summit marked a new start in US relations with its neighbours. | US President Barack Obama said he saw positive signs from Cuba and Venezuela, and that the summit marked a new start in US relations with its neighbours. |
| The leaders of Brazil and Venezuela also said they hoped for better ties. | The leaders of Brazil and Venezuela also said they hoped for better ties. |
| Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva agreed he saw "potential positive signs" between the US and Cuba and Venezuela. | Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva agreed he saw "potential positive signs" between the US and Cuba and Venezuela. |
| Communist Cuba has been subject to a US embargo since 1960, while Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was an implacable foe of former US President George W Bush. | Communist Cuba has been subject to a US embargo since 1960, while Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was an implacable foe of former US President George W Bush. |
| Key issues | Key issues |
| Mr Chavez also hinted at a thawing in relations. | Mr Chavez also hinted at a thawing in relations. |
| "We have a different focus obviously, but we are willing, we have the political will to work together," Reuters news agency reported him as saying. | "We have a different focus obviously, but we are willing, we have the political will to work together," Reuters news agency reported him as saying. |
| However, Mr Obama headed to the Organisation of American States (OAS) summit in Trinidad, having offered Cuba a "new beginning" in relations with the US. | However, Mr Obama headed to the Organisation of American States (OAS) summit in Trinidad, having offered Cuba a "new beginning" in relations with the US. |
| Barack Obama: 'The test for all of us is not simply words but also deeds' | |
| Many others in the region wanted better, more constructive ties with US, he said. | Many others in the region wanted better, more constructive ties with US, he said. |
| In a news conference at the close of the summit, Mr Obama conceded that decades of US policy on Cuba "hasn't worked the way we wanted it too". | In a news conference at the close of the summit, Mr Obama conceded that decades of US policy on Cuba "hasn't worked the way we wanted it too". |
| But he highlighted a string of key issues where Cuba must make progress. | But he highlighted a string of key issues where Cuba must make progress. |
| "Issues of political prisoners, freedom of speech and democracy are important, and can't simply be brushed aside," Mr Obama said. | "Issues of political prisoners, freedom of speech and democracy are important, and can't simply be brushed aside," Mr Obama said. |