Arias and Suarez watch U.S. President Obama’s statement about Cuba on television, at the Eterna Juventud retirement home in Havana

Retired airplane painter Ernesto Arias, 78, (L), and accountant Carola Suarez, 81, sit under a picture of former Cuban president Fidel Castro to watch U.S. President Barack Obama’s statement about Cuba on television, at the Eterna Juventud (Eternal Youth) retirement home in Havana, Cuba July 1, 2015. Obama said on Wednesday the United States had agreed to the historic step of re-establishing diplomatic relations with Cuba and will raise its flag over a U.S. Embassy in Havana later this summer. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini