Cuba and the US will announce the reopening of their embassy next week.

The next step in the process of normalizing relations between Havana and Washington is expected to take place in the coming days.

A friendly photo of the Cuban President and the current US President (Source: ABC News).

After 54 years, the official opening of the Cuban embassy in Washington D.C. and the U.S. embassy in Havana is expected to be announced next week, ABC News reports. The news agency also stated that the exchange of ambassadors between the two countries will take place early next week.

The opening of embassies in Cuba and the United States comes amid warming relations between the two countries, ABC reported, citing sources familiar with the negotiations.

According to ABC, renovations and upgrades are underway at embassies in Havana and Washington DC, although the official opening date has yet to be confirmed. Last week, US Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roberta Jacobson told reporters that the US and Cuba are getting closer to re-establishing relations and opening embassies.

The announcement came after Cuban and American diplomats met in Washington, D.C., following the severance of diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cuba in 1961. In December 2014, U.S. President Obama announced plans to normalize relations with Cuba.

On May 12, Cuban leader Raul Castro announced that Havana and Washington would exchange ambassadors after May 29, 2015.

(According to ABC News/Vietnamnet)