Trump sent a delegation to Havana to demand that the regime release political prisoners.
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Cornered without the oil that the now ousted Nicolás Maduro provided them free of charge, Cuban diplomacy confirmed on Monday that officials of the Castro regime recently met with representatives of the government of President Donald Trump in Havana.
Alejandro García del Toro, the deputy director general in charge of the United States in the Cuban Foreign Ministry, confirmed the talks between the two nations to Granma, the leaflet that serves as the official newspaper of the Communist Party of Cuba, describing the talks as a “sensitive issue that, as we have said, we handle with discretion.”
“The U.S. delegation included undersecretaries of the State Department, while the Cuban delegation was headed by a Deputy Foreign Minister,” García del Toro said. “During the meeting, neither side set deadlines or made threatening statements, as reported by the American media,” he continued.
The Cuban dictatorship confirmed secret meetings in Havana with Trump administration officials
Trump demands the release of political prisoners
The details of the meeting provided by USA Today differ from what was said by the Cuban regime. The newspaper states that, during the meeting, U.S. representatives gave the dictatorship two weeks to release several unjustly detained high-profile political prisoners, including Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara and Maykel Osorbo, both leaders of the San Isidro Movement and
pro-democracy artists.
Osorbo, a 42-year-old rapper and two-time Latin Grammy winner, is one of the co-authors of “Patria y Vida”, a song that stood out during the anti-communist protests that took place on the island in July 2021. Along with Otero Alcántara, the artist is serving a prison sentence for a series of charges invented by the regime.
The ultimatum of the U.S. delegation to the Cuban regime to release all political prisoners stems from an express order given by Trump. “As President Trump has stated, a new dawn for Cuba will come very soon. The Cuban regime should stop playing games while direct talks are taking place. They have a small window to reach an agreement,” a White House official told the Miami Herald
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Another official told Fox News that Trump is committed to seeking a diplomatic solution if possible, “but he will not allow the island to collapse into a greater threat to national security if Cuba's leaders are unwilling or unable to act.”
The Cuban dictatorship confirmed secret meetings in Havana with Trump administration officials
