http://news.sky.com/story/1180302/obama-and-castro-handshake-at-mandela-tribute
Mr Castro smiled as the US leader shook his hand on the way to the
podium to pay tribute to the late South African president, a global
symbol of peace.
It was an unprecedented gesture between the leaders of two nations that have been at loggerheads for more than half a century.
It was Mr Obama who offered the handshake in a new sign of his
willingness to reach out to US enemies, a US official told the AFP news
agency.
The US and Cuba have recently taken small steps toward rapprochement,
raising hopes the two nations could be on the verge of a breakthrough in
relations.
The ceremony in memory of Mr Mandela, who died on Thursday at age 95, gathered heads of state from around the world.
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