Vatican, January 12 (RHC) -– Pope Francis said that an example of dialogues that build bridges is the recent decision by the U.S. and Cuba to begin to work toward establishing diplomatic relations.

In his traditional annual message to the diplomatic community, the Argentinean Pope recalled with a pessimistic tone the major conflicts affecting the world, but said he has also been able to taste some fruits of peace, such as the reestablishment of diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba, the U.S. decision to shut down the prison camp in Guantanamo, an illegally U.S.-occupied Cuban territory.

The Pope mediated between Cuba and the United States to achieve a step forwards in the resumption of diplomatic links at the highest level between the two countries, as it was announced on December 17th by Presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro, reads an article on the webpage of the Cuban Foreign Ministry.