Cuba confirms meeting with US officials on island, wants energy blockade lifted
AP News • • nation
Key Points:
- Cuba confirmed recent talks with U.S. officials on the island, marking the first such diplomatic meeting since 2016 amid ongoing tensions over the U.S. energy embargo.
- The U.S. delegation included assistant secretaries of state, while Cuba's team featured representatives at the deputy foreign minister level.
- Cuban officials described the meeting as respectful and professional, denying reports that the U.S. issued threats or deadlines.
- Cuba emphasized that ending the U.S. energy embargo was a top priority, condemning it as unjust economic coercion affecting the Cuban population and violating free trade principles.
- The U.S. continues to demand that Cuba address political repression, release political prisoners, and implement economic reforms as conditions for lifting sanctions.
