(CNN) -- U.S. and Cuban officials held migration talks for the first time in more than two years on Wednesday. Some saw the meeting as a sign that long-frigid relations between the two nations are slowly thawing. But others said that the meeting was overshadowed by the Cuban weapons shipment to North Korea uncovered by Panamanian authorities this week. American and Cuban officials met in Washington for the first time since January 2011 to discuss implementing 1994 and 1995 agreements that regulate travel between the United States and Cuba, known as the U.S.-Cuba Migration Accords. "The U.S. delegation highlighted areas of successful cooperation in migration, including advances in aviation safety and visa processing, while also identifying actions needed to ensure that the goals of the accords are fully met, especially those having to do with safeguarding the lives of intending immigrants," the State Department said in a statement after Wednesday's meeting.
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Some say talks are a sign that frigid U.S.-Cuba relations are slowly thawing
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Others say a seized Cuban weapons shipment to North Korea is a sign talks should end
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United States calls for Cuba to release a jailed State Department contractor
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Cuba's delegation criticizes U.S. migration policies
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In the meantime, several U.S. lawmakers who are critics of Cuba's government have said the situation is a warning sign that @placeholder officials can't ignore.