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Cuba touts 'respectful' meeting with US officials in Havana
U.S. officials pressed Cuba to free political prisoners and ease repression, while offering Starlink services and compensation talks, officials said.
- Cuban officials confirmed a recent meeting with U.S. diplomats in Havana, with Alejandro Garcia del Toro, deputy director general of U.S. affairs at the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs, describing the exchange as conducted "respectfully and professionally."
- Tensions regarding the U.S. energy blockade prompted the diplomatic discussions, marking the first American visit to the island since 2016. Garcia del Toro emphasized that eliminating this embargo remains the top priority for the Cuban delegation.
- Senior State Department officials reportedly urged Cuba to adopt reforms including releasing prisoners and ending political repression. Washington also offered to set up Starlink satellite services to improve connectivity, according to Axios.
- Contrary to some media reports, Garcia del Toro stated the U.S. delegation issued no threats or deadlines during the exchange. He decried the embargo as an "unjustified punishment" and form of global blackmail against sovereign states.
- President Donald Trump has threatened intervention, prompting Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel to state his country is prepared to fight. Reports indicate Raul Guillermo Rodriguez Castro, grandson of former Cuban President Raul Castro, participated in the talks.
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Representatives from Havana and Washington met in Cuba to discuss the possible lifting of the US energy embargo in exchange for concessions from the communist regime. The meeting, which took place in early April, has now been reported by the American public broadcaster NPR, citing officials from both countries.
The Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed a meeting between a Cuban and a US delegation.
Havana, Cuba confirmed yesterday that a “respectful and professional” meeting was recently held between Cuba and the United States delegations in Havana, and rejected the fact that deadlines had been set there or conminatory approaches, ultimatums or conditions, as some American media have pointed out, reported the official newspaper Granma.
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