DHAKA: US President Barack Obama has said that his historic meeting with Cuban President Raul Castro could be a "turning point" in relations.

He described the meeting on the fringes of the Summit of the Americas as "candid and fruitful".

Mr Obama said that the former foes would continue to have differences but that they could advance their mutual interests.

The meeting was the first formal talk between the two countries' leaders in half a century.

"What we have both concluded is that we can disagree with a spirit of respect and civility," said President Obama.

"Over time, it is possible for us to turn the page and develop a new relationship between our two countries."

His remarks came at the end of a regional summit which has been dominated by the historic thaw between US-Cuba relations.

Source: BBC, Photo: CNN

BDST: 0917 HRS, APR 12, 2015
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