00:01Cuba held recent talks with Washington to resolve bilateral differences.
00:06President Miguel Díaz-Canel said Friday,
00:09marking the first time Havana has officially acknowledged
00:12contacts between the two governments.
00:34The announcement came as Cuba faces a severe energy crisis causing widespread blackouts
00:40and fuel shortages across the island.
00:43Díaz-Canel acknowledged the impact on the economy and basic services is severe.
00:48He acknowledged that the impact has been widespread,
00:52causing problems with transport, communications and healthcare
00:55as thousands of surgeries were postponed.
00:59Díaz-Canel said the contacts aimed to assess the willingness of both sides
01:04to take concrete actions and to identify possible areas of cooperation.
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