US Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas held talks the previous day with Cuba’s Interior Minister Major General Carlos Fernandez Gondin, AFP reported.
This was the latest in a series of contacts since the two countries restored diplomatic relations in July.
Mayorkas, who was expected to meet on Thursday with officials at the Transport and Foreign Ministries, was accompanied by US Commissioner for Customs and Border Enforcement Gil Kerlikowske.
Cuba, US agree need to cooperate on security issues
30 October 2015
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The US and Cuba have agreed they need to cooperate on security issues surrounding trade and travel, the Communist Party newspaper Granma said on Thursday.
