SLP, Mexico.- The head of the United States diplomatic mission in Cuba, Mike Hammer, spoke by telephone with the Cuban opposition leader Jose Daniel Ferrerand expressed the desire to go visit him in Santiago de Cuba.
“It was a pleasure and honor to speak with J Daniel Ferrer. I hope to go visit him in Santiago de Cuba. “It is time to release all political prisoners,” the US official wrote in networks social.
On Tuesday, after exchange virtual, Ferrer had stated that he had a “very positive and cordial” conversation with Hammer.
It was a pleasure and honor to speak with @JDanielFerrer. I hope to go visit him in Santiago de Cuba. It is time for all political prisoners to be released. #FreePoliticalPrisoners #75 https://t.co/6F14UPBKsz
— United States Embassy in Cuba (@USEmbCuba) January 23, 2025
The leader of the Patriotic Union of Cuba (UNPACU) expressed his desire that in the future both peoples will have “friendly governments and deep and respectful political and economic relations.”
“The peoples of Cuba and the USA They are brother peoples and in an increasingly near future we will have friendly governments and deep and respectful political and economic relations,” the opponent wrote on his social networks.
I have just had a very positive and cordial conversation with the Head of Mission of the @USEmbCuba Mike Hammer. The people of Cuba and #USA They are brother peoples and in an increasingly near future we will have friendly governments and deep and respectful political relations and… pic.twitter.com/try3C8nFoV
— José Daniel Ferrer (@jdanielferrer) January 21, 2025
The activist also alluded to the fact that the main obstacle to approach between both countries is the lack of democracy in Cuba and the constant violations of human rights on the Island.
The US diplomatic headquarters in Havana had requested the release of Jose Daniel Ferrer and expressed concern about the mistreatment of the activist in the Mar Verde prison, Santiago de Cuba.
José Daniel Ferrer García was released from prison on January 16 after almost four years behind bars, a period during which, according to complaints from family members and human rights organizations, he suffered physical and psychological torture.
The release of Ferrer, one of the best-known opposition figures in Cuba, occurred after the regime announced the release of 553 inmatesa measure that responded, supposedly, to an agreement with the Vatican to celebrate the Ordinary Jubilee of 2025.
