Ahead of an anticipated run - in this weekend in at the seventh Summit of the conference , the two presidents spoke by phone on Wednesday . The two nations ' top diplomats held talks at a Panama City hotel on Thursday afternoon , the first meeting of its kind in as many years . White House had said a private meeting was not on the books but they could have an unscripted ' interaction ' on the sidelines of the event . Adviser to Obama said Friday : ' We do n't have a formal meeting scheduled at a certain time , but we anticipate they will have a discussion tomorrow ' U.S. security Department has now recommended that Cuba drop off the list of countries that sponsor anti - Obama is likely to approve .
Ahead of an anticipated run-in this weekend in at the seventh Summit of the Americas , the two presidents spoke by phone on Wednesday . The two nations ' top diplomats held talks at a Panama City hotel on Thursday night , the first meeting of its kind in as many years . White House had said a private meeting was not on the books but they could have an unscripted 'interaction ' on the sidelines of the event . Adviser to Obama said Friday : 'We do n't have a formal meeting scheduled at a certain time , but we anticipate they will have a discussion tomorrow ' U.S. State Department has now recommended that Cuba betaken off the list of countries that sponsor terrorism - Obama is likely to approve .