The talks took place amid mounting pressure on the island from the Trump administration
US and Cuban military officials have held a rare in-person meeting at the Guantanamo Bay naval base as Washington continues to increase pressure on the island nation.
The US acquired the site on Cuba’s southeastern coast in 1903. While Cuba retains formal sovereignty over the territory, Washington exercises full jurisdiction and control under a lease agreement that Havana considers illegitimate.
According to US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), its commander, General Francis Donovan, met with Cuba’s chief of the general staff, Lieutenant General Roberto Legra…
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