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Cuban President Raul Castro met here Monday with a delegation of U.S. lawmakers, his first such direct contact since he replaced his elder brother as the country's new top leader last year.
Castro appeared at the meeting in a business suit, which is unusually worn by him, according to state television footage.
Six out of the seven visiting U.S. lawmakers led by Barbara Lee, a Democratic Representative from California, attended the closed-door discussion, whose details were undisclosed.
The U.S. delegation arrived in Havana on Friday for a scheduled six-day visit, which is widely regarded as a signal of normalization of ties between the two long confronted countries.
The U.S. lawmakers have met with Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez and Cuban parliament President Ricardo Alarcon, and visited some churches, genetic engineering facilities and pharmaceutical complex.
The delegation expressed at different occasions the U.S. side's willingness to improve the bilateral relations. |
