HAVANA: Two US Democratic lawmakers have met Cuba´s president in the first congressional visit since Washington imposed an oil blockade against the island, a measure they denounced as “economic bombing.”
US Representatives Pramila Jayapal and Jonathan Jackson concluded a five-day trip to Cuba on Sunday as President Donald Trump has stepped up pressure on the communist government. Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Monday posted photos of his meeting with the lawmakers on social media platform X.
Diaz-Canel said that during the meeting he denounced “the criminal harm” caused by the US blockade as well as Washington´s “threats of even more aggressive actions.” The Cuban leader, who confirmed in March that US and Cuban officials had held talks, reiterated his government´s willingness to “engage in serious and responsible bilateral dialogue, and finding solutions to existing differences.”
