From Havana, Connecticut Senator Christopher Dodd called yesterday for new talks with Cuba, saying Washington’s four-decade policy of isolating the island nation has not worked. Dodd, who’s a Democrat from Connecticut, said he spoke with Cuban President Fidel Castro for six hours Friday night, focusing mainly on international terrorism and drug trafficking. A member of the U.S. Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee, Dodd is proposing ending the ban on the sale of food and medicine to Cuba, lifting travel restrictions, and increasing direct flights, permitting greater contact between U.S. and Cuban diplomats at all levels and the establishment of a commission on exploring U.S.-Cuban relations. Dodd, who was also meeting with top Cuban officials, expects to end his visit tomorrow.