Havana, (EFE).- The Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodríguez, assured this Saturday that there is a “common interest in advancing towards a constructive relationship” with the United States when receiving three congressmen who visit the island.
Rodríguez reported on Twitter that he had an “open and respectful” meeting with members of the House of Representatives James McGovern, Mark Pocan and Troy Anthony Carter, all Democrats.
“We note (the) common interest in advancing towards a constructive relationship between both countries,” the Cuban foreign minister specified.
“I transferred the severe impact of the economic blockade (embargo) on the standard of living and needs of the Cuban people,” added the headline in his message on Twitter.
The three democrats exchanged on Friday with the president of the National Assembly, Esteban Lazo, (unicameral Parliament) and toured the Capitol located in the heart of Havana that serves as the seat of the Cuban legislative body.
McGovern affirmed that “a common goal is to work with a view to normalizing their relations between both governments,” according to a report by the Cuban Parliament.
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.”
Lazo, meanwhile, highlighted “the importance of these meetings, with a view to continuing to strengthen dialogue and inter-parliamentary relations on the basis of mutual respect,” added the source.
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 levels of the so-called “thaw” promoted by former presidents Barack Obama (United States) and Raúl Castro (Cuba), in recent times there have been some gestures and signals in both directions, according to experts.
