Cuba admits for the first time to talks with the Trump administration

BarcelonaAmid the economic suffocation the country is experiencingCuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel confirmed on Friday that officials from his government have recently held talks with representatives of the United States government to "seek solutions" to "bilateral differences." Until now, Havana had denied rumors that the two countries had begun a dialogue. Donald Trump himself... He had indicated that these conversations were taking place, But Havana denied it.

In a statement released on social media, the Communist Party of Cuba didn't offer many clues about the status of the talks. It simply stated that they are focused on "seeking solutions through dialogue to the differences between the two governments." The objective is "to identify the problems that need solutions" and put possible answers to these issues on the table, as well as "to determine the willingness of both parties to take concrete actions for the benefit of the people of both countries," it explained.

In recent days, amid the bombings against Iran, Trump has asserted that Cuba "will fall pretty soon." "They're eager to make a deal," he said in a conversation with a CNN journalist last week. Earlier, at the end of February, several media outlets reported that US officials from Secretary of State Marco Rubio's team had met on the Caribbean island of Saint Kitts and Nevis with Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro, Fidel Castro's grandson, known as "El Cangrejo" (The Crab). Havana has so far provided few details about when and where the talks took place, and has not confirmed who its interlocutor is.