The President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, received on Saturday a delegation from the United States Congress, made up of congressmen James McGovern, president of the Committee on Rules of the House of Representatives, and members of that body, Mark Pocan and Troy Carter, who are on an official visit to our country, with a diverse program of activities.
They exchanged, in a respectful and transparent environment, on bilateral relations and other issues of common interest. The President emphasized the harmful impact of the economic blockade and the maximum pressure measures imposed by the previous US government, which are still in force. He reiterated Cuba's willingness to move towards a respectful and constructive relationship.
On the Cuban side, the member of the Political Bureau and foreign minister, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla; the vice minister of the Minrex, Carlos Fernández de Cossío Domínguez, and Johana Tablada de la Torre, deputy director general in charge of the United States at the Minrex.
Previously, the member of the Political Bureau, Esteban Lazo Hernández, president of the National Assembly of Popular Power, had exchanged, in the National Capitol, with the US congressmen.