US EditionCuba touts 'respectful' meeting with US officials in Havana
U.S. officials pressed Cuba to free political prisoners, ease repression and consider Starlink service as talks continued, 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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Alejandro Garcia, Cuba's Assistant Director General for Bilateral Relations with the United States, said that the meeting had taken place at a high diplomatic level. "The lifting of the energy headquarters is a top priority for our delegation," he said, and the United States is continuing its talks despite the tensions, with discussions taking place "recently" in Havana at a high diplomatic level, confirmed on Monday an official of the Cuban Min…
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avisendanmark.dkA meeting was recently held in the Cuban capital, Havana, between senior officials from Cuba and the United States, confirmed Alejandro Garcia, deputy head of the Cuban Foreign Ministry's department ...
Cuban government confirmation arrives days after U.S. media reported that the meeting took place on April 10
Havana, Cuba.- Americans recently met with their Cuban counterparts in Havana, official sources from both countries reported today, while Washington is pressing for economic reforms, amid an energy crisis and the blockade on oil shipments to the island. An official from the United States Department of State confirmed that the meeting took place on April 10, without detailing which officials participated in them.
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