Two U.S. congressmen are meeting with Cuban...

Two U.S. congressmen are meeting with Cuban officials in Havana to explore the normalization of relations between the countries, the official Cuban news agency, Prensa Latina, reported. Rep. Bill Alexander (D-Ark.) and Rep. Jim Leach (R-Iowa) met with Foreign Trade Minister Ricardo Cabrisas and Education Minister Jose Ramon Fernandez for talks focusing on “marine culture, fishing and agriculture,” the agency reported. Alexander said he and Leach hope to meet with Cuban President Fidel Castro. The U.S. goverment severed trade relations with Cuba in 1960 and diplomatic relations a year later.