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CIA Director John Ratcliffe Meets with Cuban Officials, Discusses Cooperation and Reforms
High-level talks focus on intelligence cooperation, economic stability, and security issues amid strained U.S.-Cuba relations
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- CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Cuban officials, including Raúl Castro's grandson, to discuss intelligence cooperation, economic stability, and security.
- The U.S. emphasized the need for Cuba to make fundamental changes for engagement, while Cuba denied being a threat to U.S. security and protested its listing as a state sponsor of terrorism.
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CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Cuban officials, including Raúl Castro's grandson, to discuss intelligence cooperation, economic stability, and security. The U.S. emphasized the need for Cuba to make fundamental changes for engagement, while Cuba denied being a threat to U.S. security and protested its listing as a state sponsor of terrorism.
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