The meeting of Cuban military leaders with the head of the American command for Central and South America and the Caribbean (SOUTHCOM), which reported on the meeting on the X network, was the first similar meeting of a similar format in recent times.
Relations between the United States and Cuba deteriorated significantly after Donald Trump took office. In the past, he has already identified Cuba as one of the priorities of his foreign policy and indicated that he wants to pay more attention to it after the end of the conflict with Iran, ABC television reported.
In recent months, tensions have escalated due to Trump’s threats to take control of the island and the introduction of an energy embargo, due to which there is a critical lack of energy resources on the island.
The discussion focused primarily on security issues around the border of the military area. However, the two sides also agreed on the continuation of communication between the military command, noted the Reuters agency.
The naval base in Guantánamo Bay is located about 700 kilometers southeast of the Florida city of Miami on the southeast coast of Cuba.
The United States used it during the “war on terror” after the events of September 11, 2001 to hold and interrogate persons suspected of terrorism. Donald Trump had previously suggested using the base as a detention facility for migrants who entered the US illegally.
