PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 21.Apr.2026, Words: 117) — The Cuban government confirmed a meeting between representatives of Washington and Havana recently took place on the island amid bilateral tensions, the official newspaper Granma reported.
“It is a sensitive matter that, as we have said, [but] we are handling it with discretion,” Alejandro GarcĂa del Toro, deputy director general in charge of US affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told the publication on 21 Apr. 2026.