Miguel Díaz-Canel expressed this Saturday that he “ratified the shared will to improve relations” with the United States by receiving three members of the House of Representatives of that country who visit the island.
“We address our differences and issues of common interest. The shared will to improve bilateral relations was ratified,” Díaz-Canel said on Twitter, when receiving the congressmen.
He also stated that he expressed “the need to put an end to measures that harm the Cuban population.”
I received a delegation from the US Congress chaired by James McGovern. We address our differences and topics of common interest. The shared will to improve bilateral relations was ratified. I expressed the need to put an end to measures that harm the Cuban population. pic.twitter.com/qNWbxvJwCd
— Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez (@DiazCanelB) December 10, 2022
Democrats James McGovern, Mark Pocan and Troy Anthony Carter also exchanged with Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez and with Cuban deputies.
In a tweet, Rodríguez pointed out that in the “open and respectful” meeting both parties “verified” the “common interest in moving towards a constructive relationship.”
In an open and respectful exchange with the US congressional delegation, chaired by James McGovern, we verified a common interest in advancing towards a constructive relationship between both countries. I conveyed the severe impact of the economic blockade on the standard of living and the needs of the Cuban people.
— Bruno Rodríguez P (@BrunoRguezP) December 10, 2022
In turn, the website of the Cuban Parliament reported that in the meeting on Friday with the deputies, McGovern stated that “a common goal is to work with a view to normalizing their relations between both governments.”
The congressman, who also chairs the Committee on Rules of the House of Representatives, considered that “both nations must find ways to work, beyond differences, on issues of mutual interest.”
exchange #EstebanLazopresident of the @Cuba Assembly??, with congressmen from the United States??
|@DiazCanelB @CarlosFdeCossio @JosefinaVidalF @JohanaTablada @lianystr @EmbaCubaEEUU @McGovernMA @RepMarkPocan @RepTroyCarter @CubaMINREX| https://t.co/8fzcooyu9M
— National Assembly Cuba (@AsambleaCuba) December 10, 2022
At the end of November, a bipartisan delegation from the United States Congress made up of three members of its agricultural committee met in Havana with the Cuban Vice President, Salvador Valdés, representatives and Cuban producers.
These visits reflect the increase in public exchange between the two countries registered in recent months on issues such as migration, trade and disaster assistance.
Although still far from the “thaw” promoted by former presidents Barack Obama and Raúl Castro, in recent times there have been gestures and signs in both directions, according to experts.
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