US Scientists Visit Cuba For 'science Diplomacy'

Delegation Of 8 American Scientists Arrive In Cuba For Short Visit Of 'science Diplomacy'

(AP)  HAVANA (AP) - Eight American scientists, including Nobel laureate in chemistry Peter Agre, are in Havana to engage in "science diplomacy."

The group was scheduled to meet with officials at Cuba's foreign and public health ministries as well as visit the island's Academy of Sciences and the University of Havana.

There was no official word on the visitors' schedule, but they planned to remain in Cuba through Friday, according to a statement released by organizers.

The trip comes as Cuba and the U.S. are taking tentative steps toward improving nearly 50 years of frigid relations with recent talks on immigration and re-establishing direct mail service between the countries.