Formal discussions with the leader of cuba. President barack obama and cuban president raul castro met in a small Conference Room at a Convention Center in panama city panama where the summit of the americas has been taking place. Mr. Obama total 83yearold cuban head of state we are now in a position to move on a path toward the future. Major garrett is in panama city with the president. Major, good evening. Reporter good evening. Even before their historic meeting, president obama suggested cuban dictator raul castro set aside past grievances. Instead, castro spent 48 minutes he was allotted eight dwelling on a century of grievances. But, he said mr. Obama was not to blame. The two leaders met on the sidelines of the summit of the americas the first substantive talks between a u. S. President and cuban leader since president eisenhowers encounter, also in panama, with proamerican dictator fugnecio batista in 1956. President obama called cubas presence at the summit an historic occasio