| That's because we don't want anyone drilling for oil in U.S. waters, and we're a bunch of gringo imperialists, so we don't want anyone drilling in Cuban waters, either... |
The United States had already unveiled two new marine reserves on its own territory at the conference, and Kerry revealed that another may be the fruit of the US rapprochement with Cuba.
"We are also working to finalize a new sister marine protected area arrangement with Cuba to connect protected sides in our two countries, so we can better collaborate on scientific research, education, and sound management," he said.
Kerry did not give details on where the reserve would be, but there are barely 90 miles (145 kilometers) of shallow tropical waters between Cuba's northern shore and the US state of Florida.
Talks on the reserve will form part of the ongoing process of renewing Cuban and US ties, which were cut off five decades ago at the height of the Cold War and only restored in July.
Kerry said he hoped to visit Cuba in late January to pursue the dialogue.
Cuban reparations by another name.