View of a street in Havana during a blackout on March 16, 2026. Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty Images
Cuba confirmed on April 20 that it recently held direct talks with U.S. officials in Havana, marking a rare diplomatic engagement as tensions persist over Washington’s long-standing economic restrictions on the communist nation.
Alejandro García del Toro, deputy director general for U.S. affairs at the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said in remarks published on April 20 by Cuban Communist Party newspaper Granma that discussions were underway.
