The US and Cuba are to discuss a restoration of diplomatic relations.
The agreement discussed in detail during a phone call between President Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro includes a prisoner swap.
It sets the stage for an end to decades of hostility between the two countries.
Miami correspondent Steve Mort says Cubans in the city's Little Havana neighbourhood are shocked:
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Florida correspondent Steve Mort says this historic announcement comes sooner than many expected.
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Florida correspondent Steve Mort says there is a generational divide between reaction to the news in the Cuban-American community.
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