Reuters: US general meets Cuban military officials at edge of Guantanamo Bay
The rare talks focused on base security, force protection and readiness as Cuban officials agreed to keep communication open, SOUTHCOM said.
- The top U.S. general overseeing forces in Latin America met with senior Cuban military officials at Guantanamo Bay, confirming a Reuters report.
- General Donovan led a security assessment and discussed safety and operational readiness with base officials during his visit.
- This meeting is significant as it is the first by a head of Southern Command in recent memory amid concerns of a potential U.S. attack on Cuba.
- Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez warned that any military action would result in a 'bloodbath' with many casualties.
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The head of the U.S. Southern Command, in charge of the U.S. Army for Latin America, meets with Cuban military commanders on the perimeter of the U.S. base in one of the most tense moments between the two countries since the 1961 missile crisis. And, in the midst of this uncertainty about what will happen in full U.S. energy blockade, without fuel and with constant power shortages, this Friday the U.S. spread an image of high command of both cou…
High military commanders from the United States and Cuba met this Friday at the Guantánamo naval base, amid the deterioration of diplomatic relations between the two countries and the recent tensions generated by Washington’s warnings to Havana. The meeting was led by U.S. Southern Command Chief General Francis L. Donovan and Cuban General Roberto Legrá Sotolongo, Deputy Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces and Chief of General Staff of Cu…
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Defense NewsUS general holds rare meeting with Cuban military officials near Guantanamo Bay
The meeting is the first in recent memory by a head of U.S. Southern Command and comes amid growing concerns in Cuba of a possible U.S. military attack.
The meeting of the head of the U.S. Southern Command with senior Cuban military commanders on the perimeter of the Guantánamo Naval Base should not be seen as a mere protocol gesture. In international politics, and much more in situations of maximum tension, military movements are rarely innocent. When a U.S. military chief of that level appears at one of the most sensitive borders in the hemisphere, inspects the security of the base, reviews th…
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