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Cuban government says CIA chief John Ratcliffe met with officials in Havana

CIA Director John Ratcliffe met Cuban officials in Havana on Thursday in a bid to improve dialogue between Washington and the communist-run island, the Cuban go

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Cuban government says CIA chief John Ratcliffe met with officials in Havana

📰 Continuing coverage: CIA director has met officials in Havana for talks, Cuba claims

CIA Director John Ratcliffe met Cuban officials in Havana on Thursday in a bid to improve dialogue between Washington and the communist-run island, the Cuban government said. The meeting took place “in a context marked by the complexity of bilateral relations’, Havana said.

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