The U.S. and Cuban governments have resumed bilateral dialogue this week in Havana with a series of meetings focused on security issues, in the first such meeting between the two sides since 2018.
The Cuban Interior Ministry explained that security officials from the two countries met on Wednesday and Thursday to talk about «cooperation to confront scourges such as terrorism, illicit trafficking of migrants and migratory fraud, among others.»
On the US side, members of the Departments of State, Homeland Security and Justice were present, as well as spokespersons from some of the agencies involved in border control and maritime surveillance.
With this dialogue, the United States aims to «better protect» its citizens and promote the accountability of «transnational criminals», with a view, for example, to human or drug trafficking, according to a statement from the US State Department.
Washington has clarified that this rapprochement «does not affect the (Joe Biden) Administration’s continued focus on key human rights issues», since this vigilance remains «central» to U.S. positions on the island.
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
