(Via ABC News) In a statement following meetings with Cuban President Raúl Castro in Havana today, President Barack Obama declared it a “new day” in U.S.-Cuban relations.

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“For more than half a century, the sight of a U.S. president here in Havana would have been unimaginable. But this is a new day. Es una nueva dia,” Obama said in remarks to reporters at the presidential palace in Cuba.

While celebrating the progress in the relationship, Obama also said that the two countries continue to have important differences and that the U.S. will continue to speak out on the issue of human rights and democracy.

Obama specifically raised the issue of arbitrary imprisonments of Cuban dissidents, a practice which human rights groups cite as a major hurdle to the freedom of expression in Cuba.

“I’ve met with people who have been subject to arbitrary detention and that’s something that I generally have to speak on because I hear from them directly and I know what it means for them,” Obama said, in answering a question from Cuban-American reporter Jim Acosta about the state of human rights in Cuba.

Castro grew agitated in responding to the question after Obama, denying knowledge of any political prisoners in Cuba.

“What political prisoners? Give me a name, or names, or after this meeting is over you can give me a list of political prisoners and if we have those political prisoners they will be released before tonight ends,” said Castro.

He also dodged a question on whether he would prefer Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump as the next president of the United States, saying that he doesn’t vote in the United States. (read more)

This picture below is pretty hard to believe:

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