{"id":351,"date":"2026-05-14T22:34:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T22:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=351"},"modified":"2026-05-14T22:34:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T22:34:31","slug":"cia-director-john-ratcliffe-met-with-raul-castros-grandson-in-havana-us-and-cuban-officials-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=351","title":{"rendered":"CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Raul Castro\u2019s grandson in Havana, US and Cuban officials say"},"content":{"rendered":"
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HAVANA (AP) \u2014 CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Cuban officials including Raul Castro\u2019s grandson during a high-level visit to the island Thursday, Cuban and U.S. officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ratcliffe met with Raulito Rodriguez Castro, Ministry of Interior Lazaro Alvarez Casas and the head of Cuban intelligence services and discussed intelligence cooperation, economic stability and security issues. A CIA official confirmed the meetings to the AP.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ratcliffe was there \u201cto personally deliver President Donald Trump\u2019s message that the United States is prepared to seriously engage on economic and security issues, but only if Cuba makes fundamental changes. According to official reports, the meeting served as a platform for Cuba to present evidence asserting that the nation poses no threat to U.S. national security,\u2019\u2019 the CIA official said.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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An official statement from Cuba\u2019s government noted the meeting \u201ctook place Thursday, May 14, against a backdrop of complex bilateral relations.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

While the U.S. stressed the Cuba cannot continue to be a \u201csafe haven for adversaries in the Western Hemisphere,\u201d the Cuban delegation insisted that the island presents no threat to U.S. security. Cuban officials also took issue with the nation\u2019s continued inclusion on the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism.<\/span><\/p>\n

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